Essays about: "Gender equal boards"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Gender equal boards.

1. 1. Breaking the Bank : A study of career barriers among women in the commercial banking sector.

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Matilda Jonsson; Wilma Jangren; [2022]
   Keywords : Gender diversity; Barriers; Glass ceiling; Top Management; Banking sector; Becker’s theory of discrimination; Social role theory; System justification theory;

   Abstract : Background - Women are underrepresented in top management positions all over the globe. This also applies to Sweden, despite the country's long progressive and high material prosperity. This situation is particularly evident in the banking sector, where women represent approximately half of the workforce. READ MORE

3. 2. Machine learning for identifying how much women and men talk in meetings

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för systemteknik

   Author : Matilda Wellander; Vera Sintorn; [2022]
   Keywords : machine learning; gender equality; voice recognition;

   Abstract : For quite some time, it has been discussed that women are underrepresented in company boards. Furthermore, when they are a member of a board, they tend to have lower positions than men, meaning they have less power. One way to start solving the problem is to have more women in company boards and ensure they too have high positions. READ MORE

4. 3. Gender Quotas, Nepotism and Whiskey Clubs: A Qualitative Study of the Swedish Special Sports Federations' Shift Toward Gender Equal Boards

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Hannah Stihl; Matilda Olsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Gender equality; Sports governance; Gender quota; Gender equal boards;

   Abstract : Despite having had explicit targets for over 25 years, only 37 of 71 Swedish Special Sports Federations had achieved gender equal representation within their boards in 2016. It was thus decided during the general assembly meeting of the Swedish Sports Confederation in 2017 to implement a gender quota which all Special Sports Federations must adhere to by 2021, or otherwise risk losing their entire financial support. READ MORE

5. 4. Female Corporate Leaders and Firm Financial Performance- A study of 152 Swedish Public Companies during the Period of 2010-2017

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Astrid Lindquist; Ebba Sjöstrand; [2019]
   Keywords : Females as corporate leaders; Gender; Financial performance; Accounting-based measures;

   Abstract : This thesis tests whether there is a relationship between the presence of female corporate leaders and firm financial performance in one of the most gender equal countries in the world- Sweden. The study involves a collection of 152 Swedish public companies during a time period of eight years- from 2010 to 2017. READ MORE

6. 5. Towards Equal Participation in Leadership - An empirical study on the short-term effects of a mandatory gender quota on supervisory boards in Germany

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Harini Annadanam; Aylin Shawkat; [2019]
   Keywords : Demand and supply of labor; labor discrimination; economics of gender; firm performance; firm employment decisions;

   Abstract : With growing pressure for policy makers to address the underrepresentation of women in corporate leadership roles, it is important to analyze the effectiveness of board quotas as a demand-side intervention. This thesis examines the short-term effects of a mandatory gender quota on supervisory boards implemented in Germany in January 2016. READ MORE