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Title: Women in the Boardroom and Cultural Beliefs about Gender Roles

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2018

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ISSN: 1556-5068

DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3266169

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Abstract: We ask whether regional attitudes towards gender roles impact the prevalence of women in corporate leadership. Previous studies show that cross-country differences in gender attitudes are highly persistent and have pre-industrial origins. We find that countries with more gender-egalitarian attitudes have more women on corporate boards. These effects persist through immigration. U.S. firms located in counties with greater portions of their populations originating from gender-egalitarian countries have more women on corporate boards, more women in leadership roles on boards, and more female executives. The effects of culture extend beyond corporate leadership, as greater gender-egalitarianism is associated with high female labor participation, lower gender pay gaps, and greater female participation in STEM jobs.

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Authors: McLean, R. David; Pirinsky, Christo Angelov; Zhao, Mengxin

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Gender

Countries: United States