The country ’s president , Mohamed Yacob , has launched a new council designed to increase the number of women on company boards . The proportion of women on the boards of Singapore ’s top 100 listed firms has already doubled to 15 % over the last four years . The Council for Corporate Diversity will replace the Diversity Action Committee ( DAC ) , which was established in 2013 and focused on Singapore Exchange - listed companies . In 2017 , the DAC established targets of increasing female board participation in listed companies to 20 % by 2020 , 25 % by 2020 and 30 % by 2030 .
The country’s president, Halimah Yacob, has launched a new council designed to increase the number of women on company boards. The proportion of women on the boards of Singapore’s top 100 listed firms has already doubled to 15% over the last four years. The Council for Board Diversity will replace the Diversity Action Committee (DAC), which was established in 2014 and concentrated on Singapore Exchange-listed companies. In 2017, the DAC established targets of raising female board participation in listed companies to 20% by 2020, 25% by 2025 and 30% by 2030.