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Women on Canadian Corporate Boards of Directors: getting the numbers right!
Author(s) -
Burke Ronald
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
corporate governance: an international review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1467-8683
pISSN - 0964-8410
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8683.00167
Subject(s) - business , accounting , representation (politics) , exploratory research , corporate governance , on board , political science , finance , engineering , sociology , law , politics , anthropology , aerospace engineering
This exploratory study examined predictors of the number of women serving on corporate boards of directors of Canadian companies. Company size and board size were positively and significantly correlated with number of women board members. In addition, industry sector also affected both company and board size. Implications for increasing women’s representation on corporate boards and future research suggestions are proposed.