Do ‘soft law’ board gender quotas work? Evidence from a natural experiment

In a new era of “open governance”, in which societal and corporate change is taking place, 15 predominantly European countries, including Spain, enacted board gender quotas to increase the share of women on boards. In this paper, we explore the effectiveness of the European Union's first “soft”...

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Main Authors: Escot, L. (Author), Gimeno, R. (Author), Mateos de Cabo, R. (Author), Terjesen, S. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2019
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