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Report Says 38% of GSE-listed Companies Have One or No Females on Boards

November 8, 2022
Stephen M.Cby Stephen M.C
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Report Says 38% of GSE-listed Companies Have One or No Females on Boards

According to the 2022 Board Diversity Index Report released by The Boardroom Africa in partnership with the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), among the 35 companies listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange in 2022, women hold 25% of the board seats and 27% of the non-executive director seats, which is not different from what pertained in 2021.

According to the report, the figures indicate that progress towards gender diversity has stalled since last year. The report also revealed that the most common role held by women across most of Ghana’s listed companies is still that of corporate secretary, a position that is not in fact a board-director role.

Meanwhile, research showed that companies with 30% or more female non-executive directors are likely to result in an average of 15% increase in women in board chair and executive roles.

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“It is critical that women not only have a seat at the table but also occupy positions of leadership in these spaces to ensure continuous progress– and this has to be led by boards.”

Board Diversity Index Report

Increasing Number of Companies Responding to Call for Gender-Diverse Boardrooms

The report, moreover, noted that while an increasing number of Ghanaian companies are responding to the call for more gender-diverse boardrooms, the overall gender gap among senior executives still remains wide.

Per the report, 61.5% of the sector industries have more than 30% women on their boards – a 15.4% increase from 2021 and by international standards 30% is the minimum to reap the benefits of boardroom diversity.

Having 30% women on boards, the report iterated, is the pivotal point at which minority voices become heard– it also represents the minimum target recognised by the Board Diversity Charter. However, this threshold remains a minimum target, not a ceiling.

“Whilst we recognise the companies meeting this standard, much remains to be done to work towards gender parity – the ultimate goal.”

Board Diversity Index Report

Indeed, it noted that more than one-third (38%) of companies still have one or zero females on their boards, indicating a decrease of 9% from 2021. But that gap still needs to be bridged.

In terms of the sectors that have more women in the boardroom, the report said advertising & communications, fast-moving consumer goods, mining/natural resources and telecommunications sectors have the highest numbers of women’s representation in the boardroom.

However, in terms of the aggregate number of women directors, the financial services sector outperformed all with 45% of all female directors in GSE-listed companies being from the sector.

Per the breakdown, women make up 12% of Chair, 13% of CEOs/MDs, 17% of CFOs, and 6% of COOs on Ghana’s listed boards.

The report observed that there has been an increase in the number of CEOs/MDs and CFOs by 1% and 13% respectively from 2021; however, there has been a decrease in the number of Chairs and COOs by 3% and 4% respectively from 2021. It also noted that almost one-third (32%) of Ghana’s listed companies have boards featuring at least 30% female board directors, an increase of 3% from 2021.

Commenting on the methodology, Marcia Ashong, Founder and CEO of The Boardroom Africa, said “As we acknowledge the progress made so far, we remind stakeholders to continuously press for progress to solidify and expand on recent strides”.

“We advocate that the Government of Ghana should encourage business leaders to have boardrooms that are fully representative of their stakeholders by signing the Board Diversity Charter and also promote gender-conscious board appointments in state-owned companies to ensure that, as a country, we can fully reap the benefits of diversity.”

Marcia Ashong

Touching on the significance of the 2022 Board Diversity Index, Abena Amoah, the Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange said, “The Ghana Stock Exchange is an integral part of the Ghanaian economy and we aim to be at the forefront of sustainable, diverse and inclusive growth of the economy”.

“We are delighted to see more and more companies respond to the call for diversity and we further pledge to work with all stakeholders to ensure that Ghanaian boards are more inclusive and effective.”

Abena Amoah

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