The supply of women into senior management has changed little despite well-intentioned efforts. We argue that the biggest effect is from supply-side factors that inhibit females' decision to enter competitions: Women are under-confident about winning, men are over-confident; women are more risk...

Although we know that female representatives are more likely to sponsor women's issue bills, it is unclear whether and how this type of gendered leadership influences the substance of legislation. We seek to address this question by exploring the potential policy ramifications of issue gendering...

Despite decades of progress relative to men in work and schooling, women remain severely under-represented among top corporate and political leaders. This chapter discusses the current status and recent progress of women in leadership positions, with a focus on the realm of corporate leadership....

Using the top 1000 US firms from 2002 to 2015 as a tradable stock universe, we replicate and backtest five market-traded gender-diverse portfolios. We find evidence that gender-diverse firms have smaller volatility. Moreover, the gender-risk relationship is non-linear, with optimal female board...

This paper uses data from artefactual field experiments and surveys conducted in 61 villages in India to examine whether men and women respond differently to women as leaders. We investigate the extent to which behavior towards female leaders is influenced by experience with women in leadership...

In 2010, three women from the University of the Pacific came together for a panel presentation at the annual National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) conference to discuss their diverse experiences in student affairs. All recognized leaders in NASPA, these women reflected...