India, June 22 -- As AI reshapes industries and boardrooms face new governance challenges, women leaders are arguing that inclusion must be measured as a business outcome, not a diversity initiative. For decades, the corporate conversation around women in leadership has largely revolved around representation.

How many women sit on boards? How many occupy leadership roles? How many make it to the C-suite?

But as artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and workforce shifts force enterprises to rethink leadership itself, a different conversation is emerging. Increasingly, women leaders are arguing that diversity is no longer an inclusion issue. It is becoming a business issue.

That shift was evident across discussions involving l...