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 …

We investigate the effect of board gender diversity on managerial risk-taking incentives. Our results demonstrate that … companies with stronger board gender diversity provide more powerful executive risk-taking incentives. It appears that female … directors’ risk aversion exacerbates managers’ risk aversion, resulting in a sub-optimal level of risk-taking. To offset this …

with the gender diversity policy increases over time and that the main determinants of non-compliance are economic …

We argue gender-diverse boards are associated with distinct preferences that reassure investors about their commitment … to moderate risk and boost long-term corporate survival. Results suggest a strong relation between gender-diverse boards … with gender-diverse boards choosing similar peers. Bond and stock prices increase around female director appointment …

directors on boards. These studies, however, cannot explain why, in countries with strong gender equality and pressure for … explanation for the slow organizational response to pressure for gender diversity on boards. We bridge the social identity and …