Posts tagged with 'female leadership'
October 9, 2019
Do workers discriminate against female bosses?
Criticism has a much larger negative effect on both female and male workers’ attitudes if it comes from a female boss
February 4, 2019
Gender quota on corporate boards in Italy had no spillover effects
Representation of women in top executive and high-paid positions remains low
October 13, 2018
Female leadership raises team performance
Field experiment at an Italian university tests gender stereotypes
March 17, 2017
The gender pay gap: Discrimination or structural differences?
Diskriminierung oder strukturelle Unterschiede?
September 13, 2016
Differences in risk attitudes do not explain gender gap in leadership positions
A recent IZA World of Labor article suggests that gender differences in attitudes toward risk are less significant than previously […]
April 26, 2016
Gender discrimination at work: What if your boss is a woman?
Despite the remarkable increase of female participation in education, the labor market and political life that has taken place over […]
February 11, 2015
Female leaders increase workplace diversity by narrowing the gender gap in promotions
Although women comprise 45 percent of the labor force across OECD countries, they continue to earn less than men on […]
July 28, 2014
Female quotas in company boards: Norwegian evidence shows no trickle-down effect
Women still earn less than men, and are still under-represented in executive positions. In 2003, the Norwegian government passed a […]
October 4, 2013
Firms with female CEOs exhibit a more stable performance
Do female-led firms perform differently than male-led ones? A new IZA Discussion Paper by Pierpaolo Parrotta and Nina Smith investigates […]