FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY OF COOPERATIVE BANKS LED BYWOMEN IN POLAND

Abstract

The main objective of the study was to determine whether the fact that the chairpersons of theboards of cooperative banks in Poland are women, it affects the financial performance of these banks. Thestudy used data for the years 2010-2014 from 40 cooperative banks in Poland. In the course of the study,it was found that the banks managed by women are significantly smaller than men’s managed banks, andhence the financial result is generally lower. However, the financial performance ratios in these bankswere generally higher. Smaller banks are generally in rural areas, and banks with a larger total balancesheet are usually located in urban areas.

Keywords

• cooperative bank
• financial performance
• chairperson of the board