Document Type
Report
Key Takeaways
Firm size, the percentage of women in the industry, and the number of women directors on industry peers all lead to an increase in women directors on boards. • The increase in women directors on boards frequently occur in new or additional board seats, rather than as replacements for current board members. • Women added to boards in new board seats are less likely to serve on key board committees.
Publication Date
2019
Source
Knippen, J. M., Shen, W., & Zhu, Q. (2019). Limited progress? The effect of external pressure for board gender diversity on the increase of female directors Strategic Management Journal (40), 1123- 1150.
Disciplines
Business
Copyright
© 2019, University of South Carolina
Publication Info
Knippen, J. M., Shen, W., & Zhu, Q. (2019). Limited progress? The effect of external pressure for board gender diversity on the increase of female directors Strategic Management Journal (40), 1123- 1150., 2019.