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1. Introduction -- 2. An overview of legal measures, voluntary rules, indexes, and certifications concerning gender … female representation in banks -- 5. The gender pay gap in the financial sector: Where do we stand? -- 6. Gender diversity in … women in Central Banks? -- 9. Gender diversity in banks and insurance companies: The state of art -- 10. A case of temporary …
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This paper uses unique firm-level panel data from Japan and provides new evidence on the possible impact on gender … (WLB) practices that are developed in part to enhance gender equality as well as performance-related pay (PRP) that is one … period part-time work is found to result in a decrease in the proportion of female directors (or exacerbating gender …
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disclosure. Specifically, we find that block ownership and board gender diversity have a positive effect on the level of … relationship in UK context using content analysis. The study also highlights that gender diversity enhances financial risk …
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(ethnicity, gender) within the boards of directors of UK companies and the second concerns the incidence and contribution of …
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This paper investigates the relationship between the percentage of women on audit committees (WOAC) in UK firms and the auditors' disclosures on key audit matters (KAM) from 2014 to 2015. The results show that firms with a higher percentage of WOAC have higher readability of KAM disclosures as...
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International differences exist in the legal, cultural, ownership and other aspects of corporate governance. Convergence, however, is achieved in core aspects of corporate governance, such as transparency, disclosure, and the importance of independent, non-executive directors (Mallin, 2007)....
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The paper examines if workplace gender diversity offers some explanation for the decline of unions in Britain. Using … between workplace union density and gender diversity. Gender and ownership status based sub-group analyses suggest the inverse … relationship to be stronger for male union members and those in the private sector. Gender group size based analysis reveals a …
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