Redesigning for an inclusive workplace

THE past few years have seen commendable progress to improve diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The 2019 annual report by the MSCI All-Country World Index (ACWI) revealed that women account for 18.4 per cent of board members in the 26 Singapore-listed constituents of the MSCI ACWI, a strong increase from 13.7 per cent in 2018.

Effective Jan 1, 2019, revisions of the Singapore Code of Corporate Governance, which are aimed at increasing board diversity, took effect.

Nonetheless, a closer look tells us that these figures are still far from th…

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