Gender inequality in several social structures of society is a long-standing issue. A more prevalent problem is the … patriarchal system. The existing societal gender roles/essentialism and social constructionism can explain these causes ….Nonetheless, organizations miss out on the benefits of being a gender-equal company and face the consequences of promoting an imbalanced …

This study examines gender differences in risk-taking behavior among managers in a female-dominated industry. Using …-taking than female coaches on average. We also find a U-shaped age effect that is independent of gender, meaning that young and … previous studies on gender differences in risk preferences, and thereby emphasize the importance of considering the industrial …

looking at the impact of self-reported personality traits on gender differences in career chances. We compare managers and …-Economic Panel (SOEP) in 2005 show that there are significant gender differences in personality traits, multivariate estimations … clearly indicate that these differences cannot account for gender differences in career opportunities. Nevertheless …

This study examines the impact of board gender diversity on financial misconduct. The findings suggest firms with … gender-diverse boards commit fewer financial reporting mistakes and engage in less fraud. The findings hold after accounting … diminish at higher levels of gender diversity, indicating that impact of gender diversity on decreasing the likelihood of …

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

We ran a field experiment to investigate whether individual performance in teams depends on the gender of the leader …

estimations clearly indicate that these differences cannot account for gender differences in the promotion probability to a large …

relation to gender and women, the focus has been on the influence of social contexts such as networks, family and household … institutional contexts for women's entrepreneurship and their intersections, as informed by entrepreneurship, gender and geography … gendered, reflecting local institutions such as accepted gender norms which may "force" women into specific industries or …

other traits, such as gender? We answer this question by examining the impact of a successful school-expansion program on … prioritization of leader competence over gender, boosting the share of women among candidates and state parliamentarians and the …

The paper examines the effect of gender composition of executive body on financial performance and financial health of … in the paper. To test the relationship between firm performance and gender diversity in leadership, the regression model … was applied. After using alternative measurement for gender diversity of executive body and controlling for firm size …