Payal Kumar is Professor and Chair HR/OB and Associate Dean, International Relations at BML Munjal University, India. Ganesh Singh is Professor and Programme Director of the Foundation Course for AIMA-AMU’s PhD Programme in Business Administration at the All India Management Association’s Centre for Management Education (AIMA CME), India.

Appointing more women with the right personal qualities to private and public sector boards could strengthen corporate governance across India. This timely monograph examines the evidence, explores the barriers and suggests where action is needed. It draws upon interviews with board members, senior officials and others, and presents recommendations for policy makers and current and aspiring directors.

• Chapter 1. Literature Review and Study Method Chapter 2. Thematic Analysis: Interviews of Board Members and Senior Executives  Chapter 3. Thematic Analysis: Aspiring Woman Leaders  Chapter 4. Analysis of Female Representation on the Boards of Fortune India 500 Companies Chapter 5. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations

Payal Kumar is Professor and Chair HR/OB and Associate Dean, International Relations at BML Munjal University, India. Ganesh Singh is Professor and Programme Director of the Foundation Course for AIMA-AMU’s PhD Programme in Business Administration at the All India Management Association’s Centre for Management Education (AIMA CME), India.

Appointing more women with the right personal qualities to private and public sector boards could strengthen corporate governance across India. This timely monograph examines the evidence, explores the barriers and suggests where action is needed. It draws upon interviews with board members, senior officials and others, and presents recommendations for policy makers and current and aspiring directors.

• Chapter 1. Literature Review and Study Method Chapter 2. Thematic Analysis: Interviews of Board Members and Senior Executives  Chapter 3. Thematic Analysis: Aspiring Woman Leaders  Chapter 4. Analysis of Female Representation on the Boards of Fortune India 500 Companies Chapter 5. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations

Payal Kumar is Professor and Chair HR/OB and Associate Dean, International Relations at BML Munjal University, India. Ganesh Singh is Professor and Programme Director of the Foundation Course for AIMA-AMU’s PhD Programme in Business Administration at the All India Management Association’s Centre for Management Education (AIMA CME), India.

Appointing more women with the right personal qualities to private and public sector boards could strengthen corporate governance across India. This timely monograph examines the evidence, explores the barriers and suggests where action is needed. It draws upon interviews with board members, senior officials and others, and presents recommendations for policy makers and current and aspiring directors.

• Chapter 1. Literature Review and Study Method Chapter 2. Thematic Analysis: Interviews of Board Members and Senior Executives  Chapter 3. Thematic Analysis: Aspiring Woman Leaders  Chapter 4. Analysis of Female Representation on the Boards of Fortune India 500 Companies Chapter 5. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations