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This publication provides a baseline exploration into gender diversity in the Ghanaian boardroom.It examines gender … nature of gender diversity in public and private sector boards in Ghana, examine the determinants of board diversity in … Ghanaian organizations, examine the relationship between gender diversity and organizational performance in Ghana, and to …
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In January 2013, International Finance Corporation (IFC) launched a research project entitled women on corporate boards in Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia, and Serbia. The purpose of the project was to gather information on the representation of women on corporate boards and to learn about...
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This edition of the Law Digest for the World Bank Group's Sanctions Board presents structured summaries of the Sanctions Board's precedent as set out through more than 100 decisions issued since 2007. The Law Digest also includes key data relating to the work of the Sanctions Board and the World...
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World Bank Group President David Malpass spoke about how in its first year, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is pushing one hundred fifty million people into extreme poverty, ending two decades of steady progress on poverty reduction. Coronavirus (COVID-19) has altered every aspect of...
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We study shareholder support for corporate board nominees in the context of the California gender quota, which was …
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In late 2003, Norway passed a law mandating 40 percent representation of each gender on the board of public limited … corporate sector and decrease the gender disparity in earnings within that sector. We document that the women appointed to these … boards post-reform were observably more qualified than their female predecessors along many dimensions, and that the gender …
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for about 11 percent of firms and are more prevalent in countries with better rule of law, gender equality, and stronger … related to gender equality, it is smaller where there isless emphasis on personal networks (better rule of law, lower trade …
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Is there a mindset gap holding women back in business? Can entrepreneurship training instill a set of attitudes, behaviors, and strategies that are thought to underpin success in business such as motivation, perseverance, and self-confidence? This study conducted two randomized controlled trials...
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. Such frictions can help explain part of the gender gap in entrepreneurship, and also have implications for how to design …
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We study the relation between gender and job performance among brokerage firm equity analysts. Women's representation …
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