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T1 Legal and Cultural Factors as Catalysts for Promoting Women in the Boardroom
A1 Cabeza García, Laura
A1 Del Brio, Esther B.
A1 Rueda, Carlos
A2 Organizacion de Empresa
K1 Empresas
K1 Board of directors
K1 Gender quota law
K1 Masculinity
K1 Power distance
K1 Panel data
AB This study focuses on whether regulation as well as national cultures play significantroles in defining women’s role in society. We are contributing to the existing debate by providingthe first empirical analysis to calibrate which legal mechanisms and cultural dimensionsare more efficient in achieving boardroom gender equality. We have highlighted the impact ofregulation by distinguishing between those countries that have passed positive laws imposinggender quotas in the boardroom and those applying the ‘comply or explain’ recommendationin their good governance codes. We have monitored enforcement levels among countries andtested the validity of Hofstede’s cultural factors in impacting on gender quotas. The emergingpicture is that of gender diversity being triggered by the adoption of positive laws ratherthan by soft recommendations. Moreover, gender diversity policies are more commonly promotedin countries where governments, corporations and institutions are characterized by lessmasculinity and lower power distance.
PB Sage publications inc.
SN 2340-9436
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10612/14099
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10612/14099
NO 12 p.
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 16-may-2024