profit effects one year after start-up. With respect to gender we find that – on average – women invest less time in the …

This paper identifies a positive causal effect of board gender diversity on firm performance by utilizing unique … historical events in China. Specifically, the Famine resulted in an evident gender gap in the supply of qualified directors of … certain cohorts. Since the shocks differ in both gender and cohorts, we construct a novel "Diff-in-Diff'" instrumental …

amplify the effects of policies and institutions. -- Career choice ; Career incentives ; Gender equality ; Household …

point in their lives. This was mostly driven by gender-specific issues such as a son's taking over as the head of the …

Across countries, banks have less gender diverse boards than other firms. Bank board diversity is particularly low in … countries with greater gender gaps in PISA math scores and lower average math scores. We find similar results using state …. Female directors are more likely to have an MBA in banks, especially in countries with greater gender gaps in math scores …

. Numerous countries have implemented boardroom gender policies because of business case arguments. While women may be the key to …