Gender Disparity In Corporate Boards

Gender disparity on corporate boards is a lingering problem despite having interminable prominence. Being a trait of sound corporate governance, it needs to be analyzed with the significance of corporate governance. The key managerial person of a company plays a pivotal role in ensuring transparency, growth, accountability and management of company therefore the apex position of the corporate must be filled with transparency and within ethical conducts. This paper highlights the challenges encountered by the women in the career trajectory and their underrepresentation. The paper employs mainly doctrinal approach along with certain empirical data to assess the effectiveness of the regulation and frameworks in achieving gender parity. The paper also highlights the near absence of non-binary gender participation and further invokes the necessity to comprehensive governance reforms and scholarly attention to achieve parity in corporate leadership thus, increasing the efficacy of organization and its growth. Key words – Corporate Governance, Gender Disparity, Board of Directors, Women Representation, Corporate Boards, Legal Framework