conducted in 2020, in ten European countries to investigate the link between the gender of the firm's owner and the firm …

Occupational segregation significantly contributes to the earnings gender gap worldwide. We look at differences in …

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 …

investigate how the gender composition of the top layer of management affects a variety of establishment and worker outcomes. We … use two different measures to identify the gender composition of the top layer based on direct survey data: the fraction …

We explore whether public attention to gender equality is associated with an increase in female board representation …. We find that firms are sensitive to changes in public attention to gender equality. However, the effects are mostly … driven by firms whose ex ante culture is more sympathetic to gender equality. Greater female board representation is achieved …

-up surveys conducted in 2020 in ten European countries to investigate the link between the gender of the firm's owner and firm …

gender equality is aligned with shareholder interests. This positive effect is not explained by increased risk-taking or …

This second report in the DIW Berlin Women Executives Barometer 2022 explores the designs and effects of gender quotas … 2021, this report shows that the group of nine EU countries that have introduced a gender quota has a significantly greater … calculations that take into account that certain factors differ by country, such as cultural norms regarding gender roles or labor …

directors on boards. These studies, however, cannot explain why, in countries with strong gender equality and pressure for … explanation for the slow organizational response to pressure for gender diversity on boards. We bridge the social identity and …

Gender equality is a deciding factor for economic growth in the European Union. Proportion of women on executive … committees of publicly traded companies is an important component of gender equality policies. Proportion of women on executive … could promote gender equality in all member states …