Does board gender diversity have a financial impact? Evidence using stock portfolio performance

Humphrey, Jacquelyn; Chapple, Larelle

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Does board gender diversity have a financial impact? Evidence using stock portfolio performance

Date

2014

Authors

Humphrey, Jacquelyn

Chapple, Larelle

Publisher

Kluwer Academic Publishers

Abstract

There is growing regulatory pressure on firms worldwide to address the under-representation of women in senior positions. Regulators have taken a variety of approaches to the issue. We investigate a jurisdiction that has issued recommendations and disclos