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Does Board Gender Diversity Influence Firm’s Performance?

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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 186 - Number 75
Year of Publication: 2025
Authors: Mildred Amugune
10.5120/ijca2025924626

Mildred Amugune . Does Board Gender Diversity Influence Firm’s Performance?. International Journal of Computer Applications. 186, 75 ( Mar 2025), 16-21. DOI=10.5120/ijca2025924626

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author = { Mildred Amugune },
title = { Does Board Gender Diversity Influence Firm’s Performance? },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { Mar 2025 },
volume = { 186 },
number = { 75 },
month = { Mar },
year = { 2025 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 16-21 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume186/number75/does-board-gender-diversity-influence-firms-performance/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2025924626 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
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%T Does Board Gender Diversity Influence Firm’s Performance?
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%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

Diversity of the board is very important as it increases board independence. It has been argued that gender diversity fosters improved decision-making through access to a wider range of experiences and perspectives. This access can lead to enhanced firm performance This paper examines the relationship between female representation on corporate boards and the overall firm’s performance. The paper specifically reviews and critics literature on the way gender diversity affects board functions in an attempt to find out whether they have an effect on firm’s performance. Review of various studies reveal that the issue of board gender diversity and firm’s performance is far from being completed. The paper found out that female representation on boards do affect firm’s performance positively and at the same time has no effect at all. It concluded that for women to make any meaningful impact their representation on the board must be above a certain critical mass. In most cases, they fall under the minority thus no much impact on firm performance.

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Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Gender Diversity Firms Performance Corporate Boards Female representation

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