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Does Board Gender Diversity Matter?
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020We analyze the relationship between the proportion of women directors on the boards of UK listed firms and their financial performance and risk. We find that firms with greater gender diversity are more profitable and enjoy higher market valuations. However, consistent with prior research, we do not find any reliable evidence to suggest that gender ...
Sunil S. Poshakwale, Vineet Agarwal
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Gender Diversity on Boards in Iceland: Pathway to Gender Quota Law Following a Financial Crisis
2017Iceland became in 2010 amongst the very first nations to pass a law on gender quota for corporate boards. The law went a step further than the Norwegian “role model” by stating that 40% of each gender must be represented on corporate boards of directors in all state-owned enterprises, publicly traded firms and all private limited companies with 50 or ...
Arna Arnardóttir, Auður +1 more
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Gender Diversity in The Executive Board
Policy PapersThe benefits of gender diversity are well known – it increases effectiveness and efficiency and strengthens decision-making. Yet, the IMF Executive Board continues to fall short of reaching gender balance, with women constituting a small minority of the Executive Directors and Alternate Executive Directors. There is a clear need for change.
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Board gender diversity and cost of equity
Applied Economics Letters, 2019Evidence that women directors provide more effective monitoring suggests that greater board gender diversity is associated with lower cost of equity because of greater confidence in the firm’s gove...
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Gender Diversity on Corporate Boards
This study explores the role of board gender diversity as a structural element of effective corporate governance, emphasizing its impact on financial transparency, ethical oversight, and firm performance. Supported by several theoretical frameworks such as agency theory, resource dependence, and institutional theory and supported by multicountry ...Muro, Laura +1 more
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Board Gender Diversity and ESG Decoupling: Does Religiosity Matter?
Business Strategy and the Environment, 2023Ahmed Saleh, Ahmed Aboud, Yasser Eliwa
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Board Gender Diversity and Sustainability Performance: Nordic Evidence
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 2023Ishwar Khatri
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Board Gender Diversity, Environmental Innovation and Corporate Carbon Emissions
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2022Gabriel Sam Ahinful +2 more
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