... Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Gender Corporate leadership Access to finance Global Gender-based discrimination in external finance has been the subject of considerable research (Ahl, 2006 ; Leitch and Hill, 2006) and a key policy concern...

... obstacles than other firms. The authors argue that poor performance and lack of technical expertise required to access finance are some of the reasons behind greater financing obstacles experienced by these firms. The study’s results are robust across different geographic regions. The authors also show...