Arguments for increasing gender diversity on boards of directors by gender quotas range from ensuring equal opportunity … to improving firm performance. The introduction of gender quotas in a number of countries has increased female … representation on boards. Current research does not justify gender quotas on grounds of economic efficiency. In many countries the …

The paper explores the impact of the gender composition of Boards of Directors on gender diversity and earnings gaps … is not the quantity of women directors but the quality of the women entering the board that matters in generating … positive spillovers on the gender gaps within the firms. Quality is viewed as the power, conceptualized as the possible …

The dearth of women in top managerial positions is characterized by a high persistence and insensitivity to changes and … labor market, such as gender stereotypes and gender identity. This paper examines gender stereotypes and self … survey data used contain detailed information about the managers as well as their employers. We find significant gender …

Arguments for increasing gender diversity on boards of directors range from ensuring equal opportunity to improving … firm performance, but the empirical results are mixed and often negative. Current research does not justify gender quotas … on grounds of economic efficiency. Furthermore, in most countries the number of women qualified to join boards of …

study examines the relationship in the case of women in top executive jobs and on boards of directors. We use data for the … 2500 largest Danish firms observed during the period 1993-2001 and find that the proportion of women in top management jobs … direction of causality. The results show that the positive effects of women in top management depend on the qualifications of …

This paper analyses the gender gap in compensation for CEOs, Vice-Directors, and potential top executives in the 2000 … the period, the overall gender gap in compensation for top executives and potential top executives decreased from 35 … percent to 31 percent. However, contrary to many other studies, we do not find that the gender gap for Danish top executives …

This paper analyzes the determinants of women on the boards of directors based on a panel sample of all Danish … companies in the private sector with more than 50 employees. The share of women on the boards of directors was 12 percent in … board of directors. Finally, the pipeline hypothesis is partly confirmed. The share of women among the group of CEOs and VPs …

This paper analyzes the determinants of women on the boards of directors based on a panel sample of all Danish … companies in the private sector with more than 50 employees. The share of women on the boards of directors was 12 percent in … woman for the board of directors. Finally, the pipeline hypothesis is partly confirmed. The share of women among the group …