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Does The Glass Ceiling Exist? A Longitudinal Study Of Womens Progress On French Corporate Boards

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: n this article, we conduct a longitudinal study of womens progress on French corporate boards of directors. We particularly focus on the extent to which women directors have circumvented the glass ceiling. Using a sample of SBF 120 companies over a 10-year period from 2000 to 2009, our results provide evidence of a significant increase in the number of women on French corporate boards. However, the corporate glass ceiling hypothesis is consistently rejected whatever the considered measure of female directors; i.e., the number of board seats held by women, the number of firms with a critical mass of female directors, and the number of directorships held by each women director.

Source: Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR)

DOI: 10.19030/jabr.v30i3.8576

Authors: Rey Dang, Duc Khuong Nguyen, Linh-Chi Vo

Institutions: Excelia Business School, IPAG Business School, EM Normandie Business School

Language: English

Topic: Gender Diversity and Inequality

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W1664491990

FWCI: 5.091

Cites: 44

Cited by: 45

Related to: 10