Profitability and gender relation in the turkish banking sector

In recent years, although the number of women employees has increased in the business world, the ratio of women employess are seen that is very low in top management. That is the case for the worlwide. Even in the banks where women are most employed, the rate of women managers is very low. The aim of this study, reveal whether women working (manager, board member, general manager) make a difference to performance improvement in the banking sector in Turkey. Independent variables of the research in this direction; the ratio of women members in the board of directors to the total number of members, the ratio of women members in the top management to the total number of top managers, and CEO/general manager is a woman. The dependent variable of the research is return on assets. The sample includes depository banks (public banks, private banks, foreign banks) and development and investment banks operating in Turkey between 2012 and 2016. As a result of the regression study made for the deposit banks in the study; as the number of woman members in the top management increases, the profitability of the company increases. There is a negative relationship between the bank's general manager is a woman and return on assets. According to the results of regression analysis for development banks; as the number of woman members in the top management increases, the profitability of the company increases. Keywords: Women employees, gender diversity, banking, bank performance, return on assets.