Do women in top management have an impact on banks' profitability? the case of north cyprus

Bu çalışma banka yönetim kurullarında kadın üyelerin olması ile finansal performans arasında bir ilişki olup olmadığını analiz etmektedir. Bu doğrultuda 2003-2009 yılları arasında KKTC ticari bankaları üzerine yapılan analiz sonucunda banka karlılığı (aktifler üzerinde getiri) ve yönetim kurullarında kadın sayısı arasında herhangi bir bir ilişki tesbit edilmemiştir. Diğer yandan, yönetim kurulu büyüklüğü ve karlılık ve de kadın sayısı arasında positif bir ilişkiye rastlanılmıştır. KKTC bankalarında yönetim kurullarında çok az sayıda kadın üye olması cam tavan sendromunu ortaya koyarken şube müdürlerinin %40 nın kadın olduğu görülmektedir. Analiz sonucu banka kadın şube müdürü sayısı ve banka finansal performansı arasında negatif bir ilişki tesbit edilmiştir. Sonuçlara göre üst yönetimde ve banka şube müdürü olarak kadınların banka karlılığında rolü olduğunu görebilmekteyiz.

Üst düzey yönetimde kadın temsiliyetinin şirket finansal performansına etkisi: Kuzey Kıbrıs bankaları üzerine bir çalışma

This study aims to investigate whether female participation in management is a valuable management tool for commercial banks in North Cyprus or not. The women in top management who are board members and branch managers are taken into consideration. The article examines the commercial banks operating in North Cyprus between the years of 2003 and 2009. The analysis is made in regard to the number of females in top management and the financial performance ratios. The study can not detect any significant relationship between ROA (return on assets), the profitability measure, and the number of females on boards. However, there is a significance relationship between the board size and profitability and also between board size and the female member on boards. Although the number of female branch managers is comparatively higher, a negative significance is detected between profitability and the number of female branch managers. The results show that, there is no significant impact of women participation on boards and as branch managers on bank profitability in North Cyprus.

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