Gender equality is a deciding factor for economic growth in the European Union. Proportion of women on executive … committees of publicly traded companies is an important component of gender equality policies. Proportion of women on executive … could promote gender equality in all member states …

leadership positions in the workplace. We review and empirically evaluate the "business case" for gender equality, showing some … been slow. We study the importance of supply-side constraints, as well as the main diversity policies (gender quotas …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

We analyze if the empirical research on the consequences of a board's gender diversity is affected by a specific … proxy of the market values of debt if increased board's gender diversity comes with a reduction in corporate risk … show the VBCD using bond market data and its link to higher board's gender diversity. Second, we replicate two recent …

Using a novel regulatory dataset, we study board and senior manager diversity of gender, age and nationality in UK … banks. Gender diversity increased steadily over the last two decades, albeit from a very low base and to only 20% by the end … most influential roles. Age and nationality diversity changed less over time. Empirical results suggest that gender and …

that board gender diversity significantly deters the opportunistic timing of option grants. The effect of board gender … diversity is 17.19% stronger than that of board independence in reducing CEO luck. Board gender diversity plays an effective … governance role, even more effective than board independence does. Our results support the benefits of board gender diversity in …