Mm, and Singapore is English-speaking mah. I imagine, but don't know for sure, that you'd struggle a bit more to have white-dominated panels in e.g. Hong Kong or Indonesia or Japan.

I think the disparity round these parts (as in home parts) shows up more clearly at the top than it does in the UK/US, because we are so bad at supporting female leadership/scholarship.

Interesting! My impression is just the opposite.