Reporting requirements, Targets, And quotas for women in leadership

Sojo, VE; Wood, RE; Wood, SA; Wheeler, MA

Reporting requirements, Targets, And quotas for women in leadership

Sojo, VE Wood, RE Wood, SA Wheeler, MA

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Publisher:: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Leadership Quarterly, 2016, 27, (3), pp. 519-536
Issue Date:: 2016-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Sojo, VE
dc.contributor.author	Wood, RE
dc.contributor.author	Wood, SA
dc.contributor.author	Wheeler, MA
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-09T20:28:19Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-09T20:28:19Z
dc.date.issued	2016-06-01
dc.identifier.citation	Leadership Quarterly, 2016, 27, (3), pp. 519-536
dc.identifier.issn	1048-9843
dc.identifier.issn	1873-3409
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/159829
dc.description.abstract	Reporting requirements, targets, and quotas have been implemented in several countries to increase female representation in leadership. In three studies, we analyze the effectiveness of these strategies from a goal-setting perspective. Study 1 evaluates the relationship between reporting requirements and female representation on boards of directors with data from Fortune 500 companies from 1996 to 2015. Study 2 analyzes the association of reporting requirements, targets, and quotas with the representation of women on boards of directors of public companies across 91 countries. Study 3 evaluates the impact of targets and quotas for women in parliaments across 190 nations. The board diversity reporting directive introduced in the US was followed by an acceleration in the increase of female representation on boards of directors of Fortune 500 companies. Higher goals for women on boards of directors were related to higher female representation. Similarly, higher gender goals and strong enforcement mechanisms in parliaments were related to higher female representation.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
dc.relation.ispartof	Leadership Quarterly
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.leaqua.2015.12.003
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1503 Business and Management, 1701 Psychology
dc.subject.classification	Business & Management
dc.title	Reporting requirements, Targets, And quotas for women in leadership
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.for	1701 Psychology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
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dc.date.updated	2022-08-09T20:28:18Z
pubs.issue	3
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Reporting requirements, targets, and quotas have been implemented in several countries to increase female representation in leadership. In three studies, we analyze the effectiveness of these strategies from a goal-setting perspective. Study 1 evaluates the relationship between reporting requirements and female representation on boards of directors with data from Fortune 500 companies from 1996 to 2015. Study 2 analyzes the association of reporting requirements, targets, and quotas with the representation of women on boards of directors of public companies across 91 countries. Study 3 evaluates the impact of targets and quotas for women in parliaments across 190 nations. The board diversity reporting directive introduced in the US was followed by an acceleration in the increase of female representation on boards of directors of Fortune 500 companies. Higher goals for women on boards of directors were related to higher female representation. Similarly, higher gender goals and strong enforcement mechanisms in parliaments were related to higher female representation.

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