Female Leadership and Gender Gap within Firms: Evidence from an Italian Board Reform
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- Maida, Agata & Weber, Andrea, 2019. "Female Leadership and Gender Gap within Firms: Evidence from an Italian Board Reform," IZA Discussion Papers 12099, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Weber, Andrea & Maida, Agata, 2019. "Female Leadership and Gender Gap within Firms: Evidence from an Italian Board Reform," CEPR Discussion Papers 13476, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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Keywords
gender quota; corporate board reform; glass ceiling; female employment; female managers;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J7 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination
- J78 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Public Policy (including comparable worth)
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