When individuals are confronted with information about why and where gender quotas
should apply, does it affect their attitudes? A growing literature argues that information …

This paper takes one of the first, direct approaches to understanding which factors shape
which attitudes towards gender equality among political elites. We examine support for …

We investigate stock market reactions to the announcement of the new, June 2022
European Union (EU) regulation on board gender diversity, which requires firms to appoint a …

Recent evidence suggests that in many European countries generally positive views about
societal diversity predominate. Yet, as research has rather focussed on negative attitudes …

Affirmative action policies (AAP) polarise the public debate in Western democracies as they
involve favouring one candidate at the cost of others because of their group membership …

Based on the German Longitudinal Election Study (2016), we explain citizens' support for
measures to increase women's descriptive representation in parliament. Despite women's …

This article explores the relationship between board gender diversity and research and
development investments in the technology industry. The study employs a multi-theoretical …

This quantitative study queried perceptions of the gender corrective mechanism as part of a
broader parliamentary gender balance reform programme in Southern European, EU island …

Despite the divisive character of Affirmative Action Policies (AAP) s, we still know very little
about why some people oppose, while others support such regulations. We provide new …

In this study, I examine the effectiveness of a national board gender diversity disclosure
requirement, which is, arguably, on the “soft” end of the continuum of boardroom …