...Francisco Bravo; Maria Dolores Alcaide-Ruiz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between the financial expertise (accounting and non-accounting) of female directors in the audit committee and the voluntary disclosure of financial forward-looking information. Design...

...Mohammed Abdullah Ammer; Nurwati A. Ahmad-Zaluki Purpose Presently, one of the major governance issues faced by management and shareholders of organizations is the gender composition of the boards of directors and audit committees. This study aims to examine the impact of gender diversity in audit...

...Sheela Thiruvadi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between the presence of females on the audit committee and the number of audit committee meetings. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses a multivariate regression model to examine the association between...