dc.contributor.author | Kunze, Astrid | |
dc.contributor.author | Scharfenkamp, Katrin | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-31T07:19:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-10-31T07:19:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-10-31 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0804-6824 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3028979 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study investigates boards of (non-executive) directors and whether employee representation has a positive effect on gender diversity on boards. We exploit rich, newly assembled board–director matched panel data for Norway and Germany, which contain unique information on whether a director represents shareholders or employees during the period around 2008, when a Norwegian board gender quota came into effect. We present two novel results that challenge previous thinking about the effects of board gender quotas on women directors. First, we find a positive impact of employee representation before the gender quota reform on gender diversity. Second, although the Norwegian gender quota has increased the probability of a director being female, the effect through employee representation has relatively decreased after and the implementation of the reform. We discuss potential mechanisms and implications for the design of co-determination laws and gender quotas. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | SAM DP;16/2022 | |
dc.subject | Affirmative action, employee representation, shared governance, co-determination, women, boards of directors, firm size | en_US |
dc.title | Gender diversity, labour in the boardroom and gender quotas | en_US |
dc.type | Working paper | en_US |
dc.source.pagenumber | 51 | en_US |