Purpose The question has been asked,“Where are the women?” explicitly looking at the
public relations (PR) industry, but this is a broader issue reflected in many senior …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between gender
diversity and the risk profile of Italian banks during the period 2015–2019. This study …

Purpose The corporate communications literature recently focused on corporate board
gender diversity, specifically looking at two central aspects: gender quotas and equitable …

Purpose This study aims to investigate the role of board gender diversity in explaining the
effects of board members' political connections on banking performance in the Eurozone …

The paper provides insights into the implications for innovation input of having women on
company boards. It sheds light on the effects of critical mass and expert power of women …

Purpose The corporate communications literature recently raised the question,“Board
gender diversity and women in leadership positions–are quotas the solution?” This paper …

Gender equality represents a central topic of our society, and its study is gaining increasing
attention in the international panorama. During the last 20 years, various indicators aiming at …

This paper investigates how the presence of female directors on corporate boards impacts
the performance of family firms. This study enriches the literature on gender diversity on …

Using a panel of unlisted Italian banks over the period 2006–2018, we examine the extent to
which a law that mandatorily introduced female quotas in the boards of Italian listed …

Purpose Employment discrimination persists across global labour markets inflicting
considerable social and economic costs. The existing literature tends to focus on explaining …