over the period 1996–2010. Our main findings are that:(1) female executives have greater
likelihoods of exit than males,(2) the likelihood of exit increases with the independence of
the board and decreases with the fraction of the board that is female and the average age of
board members, and (3) a higher percentage of independent directors on the board lowers
the probability of exit more for females than for males. Further, controlling for exit risk …