Val Singh

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a comprehensive review of women directors on corporate boards, incorporating and integrating research from over 400 publications in psychology, sociology, leadership, gender, finance, management, law, corporate governance and entrepreneurship domains.

TL;DR: The authors investigated the human capital profile of new appointees to corporate boards and found that women are significantly more likely to bring international diversity to their boards and to possess an MBA degree than men.

TL;DR: In a survey of women directors in FTSE 100 companies, the authors considered possible explanations for the persistent homogeneity of top UK boards and found that only 61% of the top 100 companies had female directors in 2002, down from 64% in 1999.

TL;DR: The authors explored the environmental context of female representation on corporate boards of directors, using data from 43 countries and found that countries with higher representation of women on boards are more likely to have women in senior management and more equal ratios of male to female pay.

TL;DR: This paper explored the environmental context of female representation on corporate boards of directors, using data from forty-three countries and found that countries with higher representation of women on boards are more likely to have women in senior management and more equal ratios of male to female pay.