market values ethnic and gender diversity within organizational boards. We find that board diversity is positively associated … than gender diversity. By contrast, we do not find any evidence of a significant non-linear link between board diversity …

We examine the association between board gender diversity and corporate dividend payout. Our results suggest that … although board gender diversity impacts positively on dividend payments, this is only conspicuous in widely held firms. However …, when ownership concentration is high, board gender diversity reduces dividend payments. We demonstrate that women directors …

director gender and nationality, has a positive effect on corporate financial performance. Second, the relationship between …. Finally, board diversity, as measured by director gender, ethnicity and nationality, enhances the pay …

rigorously analyse the data and test the hypotheses. Findings: First, we find that trustee board gender diversity has a negative …