By Suvashree Ghosh
(Bloomberg) — Singapore’s corporate and public-sector added more women directors in 2025 from a year ago, underscoring the progress on diversity goals.
Women hold 25.8 per cent of board seats among the top 100 Singapore Exchange-listed companies, up from 25.1 per cent a year earlier, according to a statement by the Council for Board Diversity on Friday. The public sector fared better with women occupying 36.1 per cent of seats across Singapore’s 65 statutory boards, while Institutions of a Public Character reached 35.6 per cent, the statement showed.
The findings covering more than 1,300 organisations come as Singapore intensifies efforts to broaden leadership representation across business and public institutions. Women board chairs at the top 100 listed firms rose to 10 per cent in 2025 from 8 per cent a year earlier, “signaling meaningful progress” beyond symbolic representation into leadership, the council said.
