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In: Finance Research Letters, Forthcoming
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments September 21, 2017 erstellt
Beschreibung:
Gender equality on boards is a global and highly politicized issue. To this day, there is considerable cross-country variation in female board representation. We examine institutional supply- and demand-side factors associated with this issue. Our results indicate that a societal climate of gender equality contributes to more women on boards, mainly through fostering the supply of suitable candidates. Therefore, the glass ceiling should be improved through a societal supply-side effort which needs to complement demand-side (quota) regulation