Women bosses on the rise in Malaysia

PETALING JAYA: Efforts to boost gender diversity in listed companies has reached a milestone with the number of women on the board of Bursa Malaysia’s top 100 companies hitting 15.2%.

The achievement was announced by the 30% Club Malaysia, a business group that seeks to break the glass ceiling for women in the top manage­ment and board levels, following its second Business Leaders Round­table meeting in Kuala Lumpur.