We formulate theory and set forth a first-ever empirical analysis of the impact of board of director gender diversity …, we show that the market response to fraud from a more gender-diverse board is significantly less pronounced. Third, we …

that board gender diversity significantly deters the opportunistic timing of option grants. The effect of board gender … diversity is 17.19% stronger than that of board independence in reducing CEO luck. Board gender diversity plays an effective … governance role, even more effective than board independence does. Our results support the benefits of board gender diversity in …

We formulate theory on the effect of board of director gender diversity on the broad spectrum of securities fraud and … generate three main insights. First, based on ethicality, risk aversion, and diversity, we hypothesize that gender diversity on … response to fraud from a more gender-diverse board is significantly less pronounced. Third, we hypothesize that women are more …