Table 2

Summary statistics

Panel A – descriptive statistics
VariablesMeanSDMinP25MedianP75Max
Dependent variables
PEG0.090.050.010.060.090.110.35
MPEG0.110.0500.080.100.130.75
Independent variables
LNFEM0.890.49000.691.102.20
FEMDUM0.860.3401111
FEMPER0.150.1100.100.140.200.67
Control variables
LNBOD2.380.301.392.202.402.573
INDPER0.740.170.090.670.750.861
CEODUAL0.580.4900111
LNMEET2.110.3121.952.202.203.26
BIG40.910.2901111
AUDOPIN0.320.4600011
RESTATE0.050.2200001
LNSIZE7.821.6306.657.708.8913.59
LEVER0.190.1700.040.170.280.85
LOSS0.060.2400001
ROA0.080.17−0.970.040.090.140.83
SALEGR0.080.19−0.85−0.030.070.152.22
BETA1.130.460.040.811.081.373.49
Other variables
KCT0.090.0300.070.090.100.61
KGLS0.090.0300.080.090.110.43
FEMCEO0.040.2000001
|DACC|0.150.1000.080.130.190.85
BIDASK0.050.0600.010.020.050.92
Panel B – year-wise female director and sample distribution
YearFEMDUMFEMPER
01AverageTotal
2004553220.131377
2005613280.132389
2006864090.130495
2007994320.129531
20081074350.133542
20091224510.129573
20101054310.139536
20111044080.134512
2012654880.150553
2013885420.151630
2014705800.162650
2015575610.172618
2016575810.165638
2017386010.185639
2018205210.196541
Total1,1347,090 8,224
Panel C – mean-difference test
(1)(2)(3)(4)
VariablesFEMDUM = 1FEMDUM = 0Mean difft-statistic
 N = 7,090N = 1,134  
PEG0.0890.098−0.009***−5.66
MPEG0.1100.120−0.010***−6.74
LNBOD2.4712.2600.211***24.19
INDPER0.7620.7220.040***7.60
CEODUAL0.5750.5700.0050.30
LNMEET2.1222.1010.021**2.15
BIG40.9490.8770.072***9.31
AUDOPIN0.3050.351−0.046***−3.14
RESTATE0.0490.0450.0041.02
LNSIZE8.2267.2290.998***20.42
LEVER0.2040.1710.033***5.86
LOSS0.0440.069−0.025***−3.65
ROA0.1070.0960.012***2.99
SALEGR0.0720.082−0.010**−2.01
BETA1.1011.156−0.056***−3.96
KCT0.0880.093−0.005***−4.47
KGLS0.0930.098−0.005***−5.05
|DACC|0.1450.1490.0040.834
BIDASK0.0380.0480.010***−5.217
Note(s): ***, **, * Indicate statistical significance at the 1, 5 and 10% levels, respectively, based on a two-tailed test
Panel D – correlation analysis
Variables(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)
(1) PEG1.00                 
(2) MPEG0.40*1.00                
(3) LNFEM−0.10*−0.16*1.00               
(4) FEMDUM−0.08*−0.11*0.69*1.00              
(5) FEMPER−0.08*−0.12*0.72*0.73*1.00             
(6) LNBOD−0.08*−0.15*0.66*0.48*0.39*1.00            
(7) INDPER−0.02†−0.030.24*0.18*0.19*0.18*1.00           
(8) CEODUAL0.02−0.05*−0.02†−0.01−0.01−0.06*0.011.00          
(9) LNMEET0.09*0.010.09*0.06*0.07*0.10*0.09*−0.09*1.00         
(10) BIG4−0.05*−0.06*0.23*0.23*0.18*0.23*0.09*−0.010.02†1.00        
(11) AUDOPIN0.08*0.01−0.07*−0.04*−0.06*−0.06*0.000.04*0.03*0.06*1.00       
(12) RESTATE0.02†0.04*−0.01−0.01*−0.010.00−0.05*−0.02†0.01−0.010.011.00      
(13) LNSIZE−0.08*−0.13*0.50*0.40*0.38*0.53*0.18*0.06*0.11*0.34*0.01−0.011.00     
(14) LEVER0.09*0.06*0.20*0.15*0.14*0.24*0.09*−0.010.10*0.10*0.020.03†0.27*1.00    
(15) LOSS0.25*0.19*−0.11*−0.10*−0.09*−0.10*−0.02†−0.05*0.06*−0.11*0.020.01−0.19*−0.05*1.00   
(16) ROA−0.25*−0.19*0.04*0.02†0.04*0.02†−0.010.03*−0.09*0.06*−0.04*−0.010.09*−0.12*−0.38*1.00  
(17) SALEGR−0.08*−0.01†−0.07*−0.06*−0.07*−0.03*−0.04*−0.05*0.01−0.03*0.010.00−0.01−0.03*−0.19*0.22*1.00 
(18) BETA0.21*0.21*−0.11*−0.09*−0.11*−0.06*−0.02−0.05*0.05*−0.03*0.03*−0.04*−0.07*−0.03*0.15*−0.15*−0.011.00

Note(s): † and * shows statistical significance at the 0.05 and 0.01 levels

Source(s): Computed by authors

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