This paper examines the issue of board diversity and the role of women in the finance industry. Estimation of panel … diversity but no overall impact of gender diversity on financial risk-taking is evidenced in the US. Moreover, sub …

This study examines the association between U.S. banks’ corporate board gender and ethnic ownership diversity, focusing … depending on the ethnic diversity of bank ownership. Black-owned banks show a strong positive impact, while Hispanic-owned banks … show a strong negative impact, regarding board gender diversity, relative to mainstream banks. These results demonstrate …

In recent years, regulators have introduced gender diversity quota laws and dis-closure-based approaches to increase … of diversity in the boardroom and what role governments should play in promoting it. Despite much recent debate, there is … practice. Professor Aaron Dhir’s book, Challenging Boardroom Homogeneity: Corporate Law, Governance, and Diversity, provides …

We investigate the trends and drivers of racial diversity on U.S. corporate boards. We document that U.S. boards are … minority directors. This reversal coincides with the commencement of the racial justice movement as well as diversity … groups. In contrast, the California diversity mandate has thus far, primarily benefited racial groups that are not …