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: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/050
Online Access:Full text available on IMF