Madam Halimah, who was adviser to the DAC, said: "This is a good achievement. 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 , 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 .