Legislating a Woman’s Seat on the Board: Institutional Factors Driving Gender Quotas for Boards of Directors

By Siri Terjesen, Ruth V. Aguilera, R. Lorenz. Journal of Business Ethics, 2014

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Subfields: Accounting, Gender Studies

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In Accounting

1. P. Francisco
2. Eduardo B. Couto
3. T. Clarke
4. Siri Terjesen

In Gender Studies

1. P. Francisco
2. Eduardo B. Couto
3. Siri Terjesen

Citations in the corpus

• Does the presence of independent and female directors impact firm performance? A multi-country study of board diversity (2016, background): “Sixteen national corporate governance codes encourage the appointment of female directors; fourteen countries mandate gender quotas for publicly traded firms (e.g., Norway and Spain) or state-owned enterprises (Terjesen et al. 2014; authors’ calculations).”
• Strategic and Regulatory Approaches to Increasing Women in Leadership: Multilevel Targets and Mandatory Quotas as Levers for Cultural Change (2016, background): “Examination of international policies on board diversity illustrates the fact that many countries are now adopting strong policies based on either targets or quotas (Terjesen et al. 2013; Credit Suisse 2012).”