Boardroom Is No Bedroom Poem by Aniruddha Pathak

A bride sure deserves a goodly groom,
Yet, boardroom can't boil down to bedroom.
Compel, coerce or force
And kill a willing horse,
Quota comes, quality leaves the room,
Compulsion causes pores
Whence water leaks and pours,
Beware there's enough of merit's doom.
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SEBI has directed that from April this year companies listed on the Indian stock markets must enlist at least one woman director. This means we have not learnt what quota system has done to quality in education, competition, and productivity. This provision might force promoters to place their relatives on the board. This also might devalue women achievers. It might be better to give indirect incentives to companies to promote this good cause.
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Happenings | 02.04.15 |