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Women on boards of Malaysian companies

The issue of women representation on corporate boards has received considerable attention in recent years.This is because, for one, women are under-represented on corporate boards despite their high participation in the workforce. Secondly, research has shown that women on boards create economic val...

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Main Authors:	Ku Ismail, Ku Nor Izah, Amran, Noor Afza, Aripin, Norhani, Hassan, Norlaili, Abdul Manaf, Kamarul Bahrain, Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	HD28 Management. Industrial Management HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Online Access:	http://repo.uum.edu.my/18560/1/ICAW%202013%201-14.pdf http://repo.uum.edu.my/18560/
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spelling	my.uum.repo.185602016-08-14T08:25:31Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/18560/ Women on boards of Malaysian companies Ku Ismail, Ku Nor Izah Amran, Noor Afza Aripin, Norhani Hassan, Norlaili Abdul Manaf, Kamarul Bahrain Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar HD28 Management. Industrial Management HQ The family. Marriage. Woman The issue of women representation on corporate boards has received considerable attention in recent years.This is because, for one, women are under-represented on corporate boards despite their high participation in the workforce. Secondly, research has shown that women on boards create economic value in firms.It is believed that women bring different attitudes, values, and expertise to boards that are effective in connecting firms with resources controlled by women.In Malaysia, the establishment of a ministry which specifically promotes the development of women in Malaysia in 2001 was seen a catalyst for women empowerment.In 2004, the Government adopted a policy to appoint 30% women at the decision making levels in the public sector.In 2011, the government extended the policy to the private sector and set 2016 as the year for meeting the target.This paper seeks to determine the level of women participation on boards in 2010 and examine the profiles of the women, as well as the companies that appoint women to their boards.It also examines the characteristics of firms whose boards are represented by women.We observe that companies whose boards are represented by women perform better in terms of ROA, tend to have larger and younger boards, and more likely to be family-owned, and GLCs.The appointment of women directors is also associated with the industry sector. 2013-12-10 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/18560/1/ICAW%202013%201-14.pdf Ku Ismail, Ku Nor Izah and Amran, Noor Afza and Aripin, Norhani and Hassan, Norlaili and Abdul Manaf, Kamarul Bahrain and Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar (2013) Women on boards of Malaysian companies. In: International Conference on Asean Women (ICAW2013), 10th-12th December 2013, Bandung, Indonesia.
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spellingShingle	HD28 Management. Industrial Management HQ The family. Marriage. Woman Ku Ismail, Ku Nor Izah Amran, Noor Afza Aripin, Norhani Hassan, Norlaili Abdul Manaf, Kamarul Bahrain Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar Women on boards of Malaysian companies
description	The issue of women representation on corporate boards has received considerable attention in recent years.This is because, for one, women are under-represented on corporate boards despite their high participation in the workforce. Secondly, research has shown that women on boards create economic value in firms.It is believed that women bring different attitudes, values, and expertise to boards that are effective in connecting firms with resources controlled by women.In Malaysia, the establishment of a ministry which specifically promotes the development of women in Malaysia in 2001 was seen a catalyst for women empowerment.In 2004, the Government adopted a policy to appoint 30% women at the decision making levels in the public sector.In 2011, the government extended the policy to the private sector and set 2016 as the year for meeting the target.This paper seeks to determine the level of women participation on boards in 2010 and examine the profiles of the women, as well as the companies that appoint women to their boards.It also examines the characteristics of firms whose boards are represented by women.We observe that companies whose boards are represented by women perform better in terms of ROA, tend to have larger and younger boards, and more likely to be family-owned, and GLCs.The appointment of women directors is also associated with the industry sector.
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