... changes to the gender diversity of their boards. At the same time, firms that opted to respond in a substantive manner would be able to gradually appoint more female directors as and when suitably qualified candidates become available, rather than being forced to hurriedly appoint unqualified aspirants...

...Viput Ongsakul; Pornsit Jiraporn; Young Sang Kim Purpose This study aims to investigate whether shareholders are convinced by earnings management. This study also explores how board gender diversity (the presence of female directors on the board) may influence the extent to which shareholders...