DOES GENDER MATTER IN BANKING?

The Indian banking system plays an important role in promoting economic growth, not only by channelling savings towards investment, but also by improving the efficiency of resource allocation. An efficient banking system is considered a necessary prerequisite for growth today. The Companies Act 2013 made it compulsory for the board of a company to have at least one woman director. A modest attempt has been made to investigate the impact of women directors on the Indian bank's performance using Return on Assets and Return on Equity as performance measures. BSE listed 6 Public sector banks and 6 Private sector banks operating in India are analysed using Panel data. Even though the preliminary results (2019 ) & (2020) conveyed a negative statistical association between female directors and ROA & ROE. The study contributed by pointing out the limitations in the Indian banking sector