Abstract:
The paper investigates the effect of gender diversity in the boardroom on the financial performance
of non-financial listed firms in Ghana using panel data between 2007 and 2011. The fixed and
random effects approaches were used in analysing the data. The findings revealed that the
percentage of women on board have no statistically significant relationship with firm’s financial
performance of listed firms in Ghana. It was also discovered that the percentage of women on
boards of non-financial listed firms was low. The results draw the attention of policy makers to the
position of women in organisations given the enormous positive contribution they offer to the
society.
