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Gender quotas and transformative politics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Gender quotas have become the preferred tool to increase women’s presence in decision-making bodies all over the world. Despite their uneven implementation and limited concrete outcomes, which depends on the context in which they are adopted, gender ...
LEPINARD, Eleonore
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Board Gender Diversity and Environmental Credit Risk in Banking: A Global Study of Bank Governance

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between board gender diversity and environmental credit risk in the global banking sector. Using a panel dataset of 345 publicly listed banks from 75 countries over the period 2018–2022, we find that greater female representation on bank boards is significantly associated with lower environmental credit
Kenza Mouti   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women’s Underrepresentation in Corporate Power in Norway and US: Beyond In-group Favoritism

open access: yesNordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2021
Despite increasing gender-equality in many areas, corporate power is still strongly male-dominated. Prevailing research often relies on the cognitive, demand-side mechanism of in-group favoritism based on single-country studies to produce generalized ...
Sigtona Halrynjo, Mary Blair-Loy
doaj  

Board Gender Diversity and Eco‐Innovation: The Moderating Role of Organisational Environmental Orientation

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Corporate sustainability has become a strategic priority in response to growing regulatory, social and environmental pressures, placing greater emphasis on governance structures, such as board composition, that shape the incorporation of ethical and sustainable values into corporate decision‐making.
Isabel‐María García‐Sánchez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender Quota Adoption and the Qualifications of Parliamentarians

open access: yes
Gender quotas in legislative elections are a central component of institutional reform to foster women’s inclusion in politics. However, stigma remains that women elected under quotas may be of lower quality than the men that they replace. We investigate
Daniel, William T., Aldrich, Andrea S.
core   +1 more source

Gender Quotas and Female Political Representation in the Republic of Ireland

open access: yes, 2021
In 2012, the Irish Government introduced gender quotas into the lower house of parliament – the Dáil – in order to address the acute problem of female political underrepresentation. This paper examines the effectiveness of this measure.
Putti, Roisin
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What Constitutes an Attractive Product‐as‐a‐Service Offer? Examining Consumer Preferences for (Circular) Business Patterns

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Little is known about consumer preferences for combinations of circular business model patterns, despite their potential to benefit the design of product services. This study examines consumer preferences for product‐as‐a‐service offers, combined with circular product attributes, across Sweden and the Netherlands.
Steven Sarasini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity Quotas, Diverse Perspectives The Case of Gender

open access: yes, 2012
Legislative and institutional affirmative and positive action policies, intended to increase accessibility and the participation of historically disadvantaged groups in employment and education, have been with us for some time, particularly in Anglo ...
Gröschl, Stefan, Takagi, Junko
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From Policy to Practice: A Global Review of Circular Economy Strategy Documents in Construction Using NLP

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores how circular economy (CE) principles are incorporated in construction‐related policy roadmaps worldwide, addressing the growing need for effective resource strategies in a highly material‐intensive sector. National strategic CE documents from 57 countries were analyzed using natural language processing techniques, and then ...
Aidana Tleuken   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling and Mitigating Gender Bias in Matching Problems: A Simulation-Based Approach with Quota Constraints

open access: yesProceedings of the International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference
In high-stakes matching scenarios, such as hiring or resource distribution, biases tied to protected attributes, such as gender, can compromise fairness and efficiency.
Florian Wilhelm, Anja Pilz
doaj   +1 more source

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