WOMAN ON BOARD: The Case of Publicly Listed Companies in

Suryaningsih, Valeny (2008) WOMAN ON BOARD: The Case of Publicly Listed Companies in. Other thesis, Fakultas Ekonomi.

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Abstract

The representation ofwomen in corporatian has become an increasingly important topic. This research uses independent sample t-test to measure the differences between woman on board and firm characteristics (firm size and firm industry). The proportion of board seats filled by women and having at least one woman director are proxies af woman on board. Data are collected from 3A3 publicly listed companies in Indonesia Stock exchange at the year of 2006. The entire hypothesis is not supported. The proportion af board seats filled by woman will be not different whether in large companies or small companies, having at least one woman director will be not different whether in large companies or small companies. In line with the results above: the proportion of board seats filled by women will be not dffirent whether in financial firm industry or any other industries and having at least one woman director will be not different whether in financial firm industry or any other industries.

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