Gender attitudes and the effect of board gender diversity on corporate environmental responsibility

Yun Wang, Craig Wilson and Yanxi Li

Emerging Markets Review, 2021, vol. 47, issue C

Abstract: We investigate how societal attitudes toward gender moderate the positive effect that gender diversity of a firm's board of governors has on its corporate environmental responsibility (CER). Using a sample of Chinese listed firms, we show that board gender diversity improves CER, particularly when female board members hold positions of authority. However, the positive influence of female board members is attenuated in provinces that have higher male-to-female sex at birth ratios. This finding suggests that gender diversity enhances board effectiveness on CER, and the societal prevalence of gender discrimination hinders the status of women in corporate governance.

Keywords: Board gender diversity; Gender discrimination; Corporate environmental responsibility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ememar.2020.100744

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