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Gender Diversity in Senior Positions and Firm Performance Evidence from Europe

This paper examines the link between gender diversity in senior corporate positions and financial performance of 2 million companies in Europe. We document a positive association between corporate return on assets and the share of women in senior positions and establish two potential channels throug...

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Main Author: Christiansen, Lone Engbo
Other Authors: Lin, Huidan, Pereira, Joana, Topalova, Petia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2016
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Income
Women
Gender Diversity
Gender Studies; Women & Girls
Labour; Income Economics
Economics Of Gender
Personal Income
Non-labor Discrimination
Labor Discrimination: Public Policy
National Accounts
Personal Income, Wealth, And Their Distributions
Gender Studies, Gender Groups
Labor
Labor Force And Employment, Size, And Structure
Labor Force
Gender Studies
Labor Market
Macroeconomics
Sex Role
Women''s Studies'
Gender
Norway
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This paper examines the link between gender diversity in senior corporate positions and financial performance of 2 million companies in Europe. We document a positive association between corporate return on assets and the share of women in senior positions and establish two potential channels through which gender diversity may affect firm performance. The positive correlation is more pronounced in, first, sectors where women form a larger share of the labor force (such as the services sector) and, second, where complementarities in skills and critical thinking are in high demand (such as high-tech and knowledge-intensive sectors)
Physical Description:29 pages
ISBN:9781513553283

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