The Influence of Women on Boards on the Relationship between Executive and Employee Remuneration

María L. Gallén and Carlos Peraita ()
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María L. Gallén: Accounting Department, University of Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Carlos Peraita: Economic Analysis Department, University of Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain

IJFS, 2024, vol. 12, issue 3, 1-23

Abstract: The growing presence of women at the top of companies has sparked interest in examining their role in the remuneration gap between senior managers and employees. This article analyses the traditional Chief Executive Officer (CEO)-to-employee pay ratio but includes a new relation, the senior-management-to-employee pay ratio, and extends the research by including six positions for women in company management: on the board of directors, executive directors, CEOs, proprietary directors, independent directors, and senior managers. The study is based on a sample of 77 listed companies in Spain from 2015 to 2022 and the panel data models have been estimated using the Generalised Method of Moments (GMM). The main findings indicate that the proportion of women in different categories of board and senior management positions has a positive effect on the CEO-to-employee pay ratio, especially in companies with higher market capitalisation. In contrast, the proportion of women in senior management positions has a negative effect on the CEO-to-employee pay ratio in all the samples analysed. Government agencies should prioritise the participation of women in non-board senior management positions in order to at least reduce the pay gap between senior managers and employees.

Keywords: women on boards; CEO–employee pay ratio; senior management–employee pay ratio; Spanish listed companies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F2 F3 F41 F42 G1 G2 G3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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