The perception of women's statutory place within organizations has been influenced by gender bias, which has led to … discrimination. Lowering barriers related to gender inequality and introducing constructive changes takes a surprisingly long time …. A deeper understanding of the interplay between socio-economic factors and gender inequality within organizations can …

assess the role of gender equity and uniquely women entrepreneurship in the process of socio-economic development. Implying a …A kind of gender revolution is passing through various countries in various continents. By being offered free access to … labour market and significantly contribute to overall socio-economic development. The women entrepreneurship unfolds various …

This paper uses worldwide firm-level data to scrutinize the governance factors that favor gender diversity in … leadership positions. Our results reveal that the gender of the dominant shareholder is key. The chief executive of firms with a …

affects the gender gap in senior managerial positions. Merging administrative data from a top-10 U.S. business school with … related to gender-specific advice, (ii) higher ambitions and self-confidence, and (iii) increasing support from male MBA peers …. These findings highlight the role of social connections in reducing the gender gap in senior management positions. …

understanding of daughter effects in organizational contexts, and extend theory of gender homophily in organizations …

Do women really improve conditions for gender equality after becoming heads of states? This study investigates if …

them to look for better jobs offered by more female friendly firms. -- assortative matching ; gender gap ; glass ceiling …

Why do entrepreneurship rates differ so markedly by gender? Using data from a large, representative German household …-up decision and can explain the gender gap in entrepreneurship. Applying a decomposition analysis, we observe that the higher risk … aversion among women explains a large share of the entrepreneurial gender gap. We also find an education effect contributing to …

In 2018, California became the first U.S. state to introduce a mandatory board gender quota for all firms headquartered … returns of -2.6% to the adoption of the gender quota for California firms and large spillover effects of -1.9% for non … non-California firms in states that followed California's legislative lead in the past by, e.g., introducing gender quota …

We examine how the gender of business-owners is related to the wages paid to female relative to male employees working … in their firms. Using Finnish register data and employing firm fixed effects, we find that the gender pay gap is … - starting from a gender pay gap of 11 to 12 percent - two to three percentage-points lower for hourly wages in female …