This paper explores, from a corporate governance perspective, how female outside directors contribute to risk management in studies where outside directors are responsible for strategic risk management, and how the characteristics of female outside directors should be leveraged in strategic risk management.

This study explores how female outside directors of regional banks use their abilities
to become involved in management and contribute to improving business performance.
Female outside directors of regional banks are mainly audit committee members. While
the individual work experience of some of the female outside directors confirmed their
personnel skills, the basis for the company's claim of their personnel skills was unclear
in some cases. A comparison of the skills of female outside directors with management
strategies revealed that many companies have problems in aligning their skills with
their strategies. In order to further increase the number of female outside directors, it is
necessary to examine what skills are required to address specific issues in management
strategy