We study the consequences of gender representation on board work in listed firms in five Nordic countries. Using survey data on chairmen perceptions, we contribute to the literature on gender diversity in boards by providing an inside view. We find that the predominantly male chairmen are...

Extant literature on board gender diversity focuses on the main pillars of sustainability while ignoring the important subdimension – waste management. Using a sample of 8,365 firm-year observations for the period 2002–2017 from 37 countries, we provide novel empirical evidence that board...

This study investigates boards of (non-executive) directors and whether employee representation has a positive effect on gender diversity on boards. We exploit rich, newly assembled board–director matched panel data for Norway and Germany, which contain unique information on whether a director...

When board gender quotas clash with gender stereotypes prevailing within an organization, do they trigger backlash and lead to worse female labor market outcomes? We examine staggered adoptions of quotas in Europe and document a significant drop in the share of female employment. Applying...

The current study investigates how board gender diversity moderates the relationship between corporate governance mechanisms (CG) and earnings management (EM) practices of firms in sub-Saharan Africa. The study samples annual reports and financial statements of 52 firms from nine sub-Saharan...

We study the relation between board gender diversity and initial public offering (IPO) price formation. We find that IPOs experience significantly greater underpricing when the firm’s board has at least one female director, relative to when no women sit on the board. The underpricing effect is...

By examining the extent to which the proportion of female board directors affects the gender assignment of engagement partners, this paper contributes to the existing literature in several ways. First, we investigate the French mandatory joint audit setting, giving rise to a set of concerns with...

Objective: The findings of previous research on women serving on company boards have been inconclusive, with some demonstrating a positive influence of women on company performance while others indicate a lack of impact. While certain theories advocate for the appointment of women to the board,...

This study investigates the impact of board composition and gender diversity on capital structure using a dataset comprising 30 publicly traded Ghanaian firms from 2008 to 2018. By employing the system generalized method of moments (GMM) as the analytical technique and controlling for firm size...

This study focuses on whether regulation as well as national cultures play significant roles in defining women’s role in society. We are contributing to the existing debate by providing the first empirical analysis to calibrate which legal mechanisms and cultural dimensions are more efficient...