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Women In Boardroom is a Altavis ( Founding Sponsor of Biz Divas) initiative that promotes the appointment of women to corporate boards. It is a proven solution addressing the lagging representation of women on Fortune 500 boards and the
increasing demand for diversity in India’s corporate boardrooms.

Specifically, Women On Boards aims to:

  • Build a cadre of qualified women corporate director candidates for board appointment in India.
  • Facilitate the appointment of Women On Board women to Indian corporate boards
  • Reinforce the commitment of leading Indian companies to diversity in the boardroom

What Women on Boards does

  • Programs and pathways for women seeking leadership and director roles.
  • Profiling services
  • Access to board vacancies
  • High value networking events
  • Access to company boardrooms and directors
  • Director searches for listed and other companies.
  • Diversity consulting
  • Mentoring and coaching
  • CV development
  • Presentation, voice and personal branding
  • Advocacy and guest speaking

How to be listed in Women on Boards Directory ?

If you are interested in joining Women on Board and getting listed, please check the Core Competencies Profile .

 

Core Competencies Profile expected for members

• Ethical standards: to be fully compliant with fit and proper general standards of business ethics;

• Leadership qualities: the skills and capacity required to build and refine strategic vision by conceptualizing key trends, supporting high-quality dialogue, demonstrating commitment and perseverance, while remaining constructively critical towards established patterns and the group mindset;

• Management and organisation: experience of at least 20+ years in managing a medium size/ large organisation, operating both nationally/ internationally or similar relevant experience; thorough understanding of general management and organisational development best practices and of their application in complex, rapidly evolving business environments;

• Flexibility: the ability and availability to perform the required tasks and readiness to learn on an ongoing basis;

• Wide experience of minimum 20+ years and in-depth industry knowledge, at a technical, legal, tax and finance matters level, including knowledge of the risks inherent in the activities and the techniques used to manage these;

• Accounting: familiarity with reading and interpreting the financial statements of enterprises, with international accounting standards;

• International exposure: international experience, gained through brief or extended periods of education or employment outside India and/or through previous senior relations, involving extensive international professional contacts will be preferred

• Public affairs: familiarity with public and policy-making forums insofar as they might affect business in general or the sector in particular where the enterprise is operating.

If you feel you qualify apply here.

 

1. You will then be contacted for a personal meeting.

2. Our admission committee will consider your application based on the above mentioned criteria during their first meeting following your application, and advise the board.

3. Biz Divas Women on Boards will contact you when the decision has been made. When positive, you will receive an invitation to join Women on Boards.

Please contact us at [email protected]. If you wish to apply or if you have any questions,