Gender Diversity and Board Effectiveness State of play and prospects of Moroccan companies

Abstract

The relationship between gender and governance has been often neglected in both theoretical and empirical work. The role of women in a wide range of jobs has generally been associated with the "private" domain and to the role of men. Women’s participation in governance has long been overshadowed by the prevailing idea that the natural sphere of women is the family and the house. This dominant mindset has been an obstacle to theoretical and practical work on the issue of gender and governance, but the efforts dedicated to this cause- gender and governance- do not cease to make the voice of women in governance more credible. Taking gender into account in corporate governance and its impact on performance has shed light on the role of women in management, particularly in terms of equality. Particular attention paid to the specific position of women on each board of directors and its relationship to performance. Through this article, we seek to analyze and understand the relationship between the presence of women in boards of directors and the performance of public and private companies through a review of empirical research that has examined different dimensions related to: salary, presence, seniority, etc…This research contributes in two different ways: it shows on the one hand the huge gap that still exists between men and women at the top of the management and on the other hand it suggests taking into account the presence of women in the groups of decision-makers.