Studies have shown there is clear association between a board's gender diversity and company performance. Yet Singapore has been softer than usual in pushing the agenda. In a commentary, SMU Associate Professor of Accounting and Dean of Postgraduate Professional Programmes Themin Suwardy and Gopalakrishnan Surianarayanan, a Doctor of Business Administration candidate, discussed the importance of setting an explicit hard target with a fixed deadline to reframe board diversity in Singapore.