A large literature documents that women are different from men in their choices and preferences, but little is known about gender differences in the boardroom. If women must be like men to break the glass ceiling, we might expect gender differences to disappear among directors. Using a large...

The representation of women in top corporate officer positions is steadily increasing. However, little is known about the impact this will have. A large literature documents that women are different from men in their choices and in their preferences, but most of this literature relies on samples...

Although women are hired at similar rates as men in the mutual fund industry, the fraction of female fund managers declined by 30% between 1999 and 2015. We connect this startling fact to the ubiquity of team management in the industry. We show that following fund closures, female team managers...