Token seats, missing voices: What a new report reveals about India’s corporate gender gap

A new report on India’s boardrooms exposes a decade-long illusion of progress. Despite 98% of BSE-200 companies appointing at least one woman director, most remain sidelined from real influence, executive roles, and leadership pipelines. With tokenism still entrenched and only 6% women CEOs, the findings reveal a corporate culture that celebrates presence while withholding power.