The Korea Local Administration Review

This study aims to establish a structural relationship between gender diversity and organizational performance in Korean local government. Gender diversity means the proportion of males to females in the workplace. gender diversity management in the workplace is the equal treatment and acceptance of both males and females in an organization. So, gender diversity makes organization better workplace and more profitable. Precedent study has illustrated that demographic diversity influences the outcomes of public organizations. Additionally, the theory suggests that gender diversity management can be a positive asset for organizations, allowing for the use of more diverse knowledge and human skill sets. For the achievement of the purposes, this study was performed to investigate the mediating effect of gender diversity to organizational performance in local government. The results show strong evidence of gender diversity for the women public officials in Korean local government. The results of the structural equation models estimated show that gender diversity is significantly associated with organizational performance as rated by public officials. Therefore, these results are interpreted in light of existing gender diversity theory in public sector. Based on these findings, some practical implications for personnel management of gender equality and women friendly policy in Korean local government were discussed.