survey data from 300 Ukrainian firms. The main findings are: 1) ownership and competition are linked to managerial change: de … their own but together positively affect profitability. 3) Similarly tough competition improves profitability and … productivity in privatised firms only. 4) These findings suggest that privatisation, competition and managerial change are …

We show that increasing the intensity of product market competition can reduce discrimination against female managers … beneficial for the firm when product market competition is intense. Using detailed matched employee-employer data, we find that … (i) more intense competition leads to relatively higher wages for female managers and (ii) the share of female managers …