Corporate boards are most successful when they include top people from a wide range of different perspectives and backgrounds . The boardroom is where strategic decisions are made, governance enforced and risks monitored. It is therefore essential that boards of directors are composed of competent and highly qualified people, when their constitution offers a mix of skills, experience and backgrounds. Therefore, the question here will pose the following question: Do men perform better than women on corporate boards simply because they are men? Research does not support this hypothesis. In fact, research has shown that board appointments should always be made on merit, not gender, with the most qualified person getting the job. However, given the evidence of how women have reached the highest levels of qualifications and taken on leadership positions in many fields, the fact remains that there is an under-representation of women on corporate boards. business administration. Thus, raising the question integrates that of skills, experience and performance. Therefore, government and businesses can undertake a review of their recruitment process by examining the current situation, identifying the obstacles, and then making recommendations to discuss this imbalance, thereby achieving an increase in the number of women in the workforce. corporate boards in the UK. Women on boards: why is it important? The argument here is that of improving business performance while promoting equal opportunities for women. There is a strong business case for balanced boards. The expectations of the board of directors are comprehensive and diverse in order to better understand the needs of their customers and stakeholders and to be able to benefit from new perspectives and ideas, a c...... middle of paper .... ..ity in the boardroom and Firm Financial Performance Journal of Business Ethics, Volume 83, No.3, p.435.3) Catalyst. (2004-2008). The bottom line: company performance and representation of women on boards of directors. Swiss. http://www.catalyst.org/knowledge/bottom-line-corporate-performance-and-womens-representation-boards.4) “Women’s FTSE Report” (2009). From the Cranfield School of Management.5) Tingley, JC (1993). Genderflex: Ending the gender war in the workplace. New York: American Marketing Associates.6) Vinnicombe, S. (2008). Women on corporate boards: international research and practice.7) Mc Kinsey & Company. (2007) Women Matter: “gender diversity, a driver of corporate performance” Retrieved from http://www. mckinsey.com.8) Zehnder, E. (2010). Analysis of the diversity of European boards of directors 2010: is it increasingly easier to find women on European boards?