Boards of directors in Russian publicly traded companies: the gender aspect

T. A. Garanina () and A. A. Muravyev ()
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Александр Муравьев

Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2018, issue 2

Abstract: This article studies the gender composition of corporate boards of Russian companies, including its relation to company performance. The analysis is based on a unique longitudinal dataset of virtually all Russian companies whose shares were traded on the stock market in 1998-2014. It shows a relatively small representation of women, just 12% of all the seats, while about 40% of the companies did not have any female director. At the same time, both the share of companies that appoint female directors and the share of female directors on boards show a clear upward trend. The econometric analysis suggests a positive link between the presence of female directors on boards and company performance, especially when firms appoint several, rather than one, female directors.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.32609/0042-8736-2018-2-142-155

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