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The Companies Act, 2013, mandates the appointment of at least one woman on the board of directors of a company. While it does not mention whether she should be an independent director or not, the legislation creates a reservation based on sex. The paper examines whether and why such a mandate is needed for companies to be gender diverse. It highlights certain problems with the current legislation and provide rectifying measures for the same.
期刊介绍:
Frontiers of Law in China seeks to provide a forum for a broad blend of peer-reviewed academic papers of law studies, in order to promote communication and cooperation between jurists in China and abroad. It will reflect the substantial advances that are currently being made in Chinese universities in the field of law. Its coverage includes all main branches of law, such as jurisprudence, constitutional jurisprudence, science of civil and commercial law, science of economic law, science of environmental law, science of intellectual property, science of criminal justice, science of procedural law, science of administrative law, science of international law, science of legal history, science of history of legal thoughts, etc.