Corporate board gender diversity has been canvassed for two reasons – business benefits and gender equality. The most … convincing reason for board gender diversity to yield better results seems to be that diverse boards are more effective monitors … effectiveness of board gender diversity as a corporate governance measure in India. The article also examines, to a limited extent …

We empirically examine the antecedents of shareholder activism related to increasing the gender diversity of corporate … and economic considerations may drive campaigns for increased gender diversity, we condition our analysis on activists … gender diversity while firm size and profitability are positively associated. We further document that financially …

The lack of diversity across gender and race of corporate boards has been one of the most significant issues in … support for diversity on boards, particularly gender diversity. Our findings also indicate greater additional support for …, we analyze voting patterns in director elections to investigate whether and how shareholders value board diversity. Using …