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

on gender diversity on boards. We exploit rich, newly assembled board–director matched panel data for Norway and Germany …, when a Norwegian board gender quota came into effect. We present two novel results that challenge previous thinking about … the effects of board gender quotas on women directors. First, we find a positive impact of employee representation before …

Though more than 100 countries have adopted gender quotas, the impacts of these reforms on women’s political leadership …

investigate possible relationships between gender diversity and some performance and governance outcomes. While we find no …

1. Introduction -- 2. An overview of legal measures, voluntary rules, indexes, and certifications concerning gender … female representation in banks -- 5. The gender pay gap in the financial sector: Where do we stand? -- 6. Gender diversity in … women in Central Banks? -- 9. Gender diversity in banks and insurance companies: The state of art -- 10. A case of temporary …

. Our results highlight that gender quotas are not necessarily a costly way of promoting equality …

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

value and operations. We use quasi-random assignment induced by rounding and find that promoting gender equality is aligned …

highlight that gender quotas are not necessarily a costly way of promoting equality …