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Mindsets – not policies – may need to change to turn more women into company leaders
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If women on boards are given the chance to actively contribute, that will encourage the companies to bring more women in, said one observer.
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SINGAPORE – As companies seek to diversify their workplace and boardroom, hiring people for diversity can appear perfunctory, inviting talk of tokenism, said Singlife group chief executive officer Pearlyn Phau.
“Companies need to look beyond policies and guidelines and inculcate a mindset shift towards embracing diversity and imbuing that within their companies’ culture,” she said.
