Previous research related to board gender diversity typically focuses on international settings outside of the U.S. In this study, we examine the influence of boards, executives, and other stakeholders in appointing a female director candidate to a U.S. board, which is a voluntary regime...

This study examines the relationship between board diversity and firm value for 500 large listed Indian firms. This relationship is examined using annual data from 2003-13. Board Diversity is measured by presence of women on the board. Firm Value is measured by using both accounting and market...

We study the relationship between gender diversity on boards and corporate social irresponsibility (CSI). We hypothesize a bi-directional causality. Firms exposed to CSI incidents are likely to increase their board gender diversity for reputational purposes. At the same time, board gender...

In Germany, an intensive public debate about increasing female participation in leadership positions started in 2009 and proceeded until the beginning of 2015, when the German parliament enacted a board gender quota. In that period, the share of women on supervisory boards for 111 German...

This paper investigates the relationship between board gender diversity and firm performance has been investigated using a panel dataset over the period 2009-2011. Applying quantile regression, we show that board gender diversity has a different effect on firm performance over different points...

European comparisons for the 2000s show that Italy was among the EU countries where women were least represented in bank boardrooms. Using a unique dataset on Italian banks over the period 1995-2010, this paper investigates the effects of gender diversity in boards on bank riskiness and economic...

The effects of board gender diversity (BGD) on financial stability of financial institutions have long been an important topic, creating a rich strand of literature that focuses extensively on banks. Meanwhile, little is known about the implications of BGD on risk in microfinance institutions...

This paper examines whether board gender diversity affects corporate cash holdings using S&P 1,500 index firms in the US for the period 2006–2015. We document a significantly negative relationship between board gender diversity and cash holdings. We also find a strong negative effect of female...

Applying a mixed theoretical approach, this paper addresses the causal relationship between the presence of women on steering committees (SC) and in senior management positions and the firm's stock return, measured through the price-earnings ratio (P/E). To do so, we disaggregate the composition...

Recent research in accounting suggests female directors exert more stringent monitoring over the financial reporting process than their male counterparts. However, an emerging literature in finance and economics provides mixed findings and questions whether females in leadership roles...