This paper studies the impact of gender quotas for corporate board seats on corporate
decisions. We examine the introduction of Norway's 2006 quota, comparing affected firms to …

In late 2003, Norway passed a law mandating 40% representation of each gender on the
board of public limited liability companies. The primary objective of this reform was to …

In 2003, a new law required that 40% of Norwegian firms' directors be women—at the time
only 9% of directors were women. We use the prequota cross-sectional variation in female …

The recently introduced gender quota on Norwegian corporate boards dramatically
increased the share of female directors. This reform offers a natural experiment to …

From business to politics and academia, the economic effects of gender quotas are under
scrutiny. We provide new causal evidence based on the introduction of mandatory gender …

Arguments for increasing gender diversity on boards of directors by gender quotas range
from ensuring equal opportunity to improving firm performance. The introduction of gender …

In this article, we use a sample of Norwegian quoted companies in the period of 2001–2010
to explore whether the gender quota requiring 40% female directors on corporate boards …

Research Summary This study explores how external pressure for board gender diversity
influences the increase of female directors. We propose that while external pressure has a …

In this empirical study, we investigate the variation in firms' response to institutional pressure
for gender-balanced boards, focusing specifically on the preservation of prevailing practices …

A number of studies have found little economic impact of board gender diversity on firm
performance. We return to this issue in the context of large European firms. Our contribution …