We examine the relationship between the gender and ethnic minority diversity of the board of directors and the financial performance of the firm. The research is unique because we analyze the diversity of important board committees to gain greater insight into the way diversity affects board...

We examine the relationship between the gender and ethnic minority diversity of the board of directors and the financial performance of the firm, i.e. the economic case for a diverse board of directors. The research is unique because we analyze both the diversity of the board and the diversity...

In this article, we examine the current state of the research on firm performance and the gender diversity of firms' boards of directors. First, we present and analyze descriptive statistics for 13,000 board seats of the Standard and Poor's (S&P) 1500 companies for the years 2003-2007. Next, we...