Benefits of Women on Corporate Boards of Directors as Reported by Male CEOs

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 329-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald J. Burke
Keyword(s):  
Boards Of Directors ◽  
Potential Benefit ◽  
Corporate Boards ◽  
Board Directors ◽  
Women On Corporate Boards

Women currently represent only five percent of members of corporate boards of directors. This study examined views of 66 male CEOs, each with women on their boards of directors, regarding benefits of having women as members of boards. Areas of potential benefit from having women as board directors and their influence were positively correlated.

Gendering Corporate Boards and Conditional Effectiveness of Board Processes: Insights from a Sub-Saharan African Country

2021 ◽  
pp. 097215092110362
Author(s):  
Obi Berko O. Damoah ◽  
Yvonne Ayerki Lamptey ◽  
Alex Anlesinya ◽  
Barbara Naa Amanuah Tetteh
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
African Country ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Corporate Boards ◽  
Corporate Board ◽  
Board Processes ◽  
Board Directors ◽  
Women On Corporate Boards ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Board Level

This study explored how and when female board members make effective contribution to board processes in a sub-Saharan African country (Ghana), a context characterized by low female representation on corporate boards, but highly under-researched with respect to the gender and corporate governance literature. The study is based on interview data from 25 female board directors in Ghana. The results show that women on corporate boards contribute to effective board processes and outcomes when their proposed ideas during board meetings are accepted by other board members, implemented by management and impact positively on organizational outcomes such as enhanced financial, product and staff outcomes. These effective contributions of female board directors to corporate board processes can further be enhanced by suitable female directors’ personal-level conditions such as their human capital (advanced degree and professional qualification, and past board membership experience) and family support (supportive husbands, and having grown up children), as well as board-level conditions like occupying chairperson/leadership position on the board or committees, and regular attendance at board meetings. Consequently, this research study contributed to the gender and corporate governance literature by providing new evidence from under-researched geographical context on how women on corporate boards contribute to effective board processes. It further highlights personal and board-level conditions that are necessary for greater contributions of female directors to corporate board processes and outcomes in male-dominated societies and boards.

Women on Corporate Boards of Directors

1993 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 5-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald J. Burke
Keyword(s):  
Boards Of Directors ◽  
Corporate Boards ◽  
Women On Corporate Boards
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