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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 …
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a new film, thus our null hypothesis is that controlling for career paths, age gender and race should not matter in …, there is evidence of age discrimination even for directors under 50. We also find more subtle evidence for gender bias …
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, social and governance score as an important variable in portfolios selection. The fifth goal in the 2030 Agenda is gender … equality. Besides, European countries have established gender quotas on corporate boards to reduce the gender gap. Empirical …, especially in developing countries. This article compares the influence of gender diversity on corporate boards on CSR …
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discriminatory attitudes toward female executives, and the availability of paternal leave. The results find no impact of board gender …
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This paper provides the first systematic analysis of the evolution of female and male appointments to central bank boards. We build a novel and unique dataset that tracks appointments and replacements in a balanced panel of 26 OECD central bank boards from 2003 to 2015. We find that the...
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013448441
In this research study, we seek to examine whether US public companies with gender diverse boards report better long …-term, non-financial and financial performance. Using observations from 2003 to 2012, we find that gender diversity on corporate … regulators globally seeking to mandate gender diversity in corporate boardrooms …
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, concentrated in firms with low institutional ownership. Consistent with an investor demand view of board gender diversity, we find … valuation effects of gender diversity can be explained by a discount rate channel …
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