.... Design/methodology/approach This study uses a fixed-effects panel data regression model to test the impact of gender diversity on corporate boards as well as board committees on firms’ financial performance. Two widely used diversity measures, the Blau index and the Shannon index, have been used...

...Qurat Ul Ain; Xianghui Yuan; Hafiz Mustansar Javaid; Muhammad Usman; Muhammad Haris Purpose The purpose of this research is to examine whether board gender diversity reduces the agency costs of firms in the context of Chinese listed firms. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses a large...

...Muhammad Usman; Muhammad Abubakkar Siddique; Muhammad Abdul Majid Makki; Ammar Ali Gull; Ali Dardour; Junming Yin Purpose In this paper, the authors investigate whether an independent and gender-diverse compensation committee strengthens the relationship between top managers' pay and firm...