Table 2.

Percentage of women in executive committees and in line management, OLS analysis (models A and B), probability of female CEO and logistic regression (model C)

% of women in executive committees% of women in line managementFemale CEO
Model A1Model A2Model B1Model B2Marginal effects
Model C1
Marginal effects
Model C2
βSEβSEβSEβSE%SE%SE
Company type            
Non-CBQ companies (ref)            
CBQ_Listed−3.802.766.093.31−3.283.09−8.42*3.66−1.005.93−9.976.71
CBQ_Cooperatives−5.144.51−7.294.82−10.40*5.05−15.22**5.32−4.857.50−12.717.59
CBQ_State- or Municipality-owned9.074.636.994.9113.05*5.188.395.4215.5012.103.7910.95
Female Chair11.76**3.5611.64**3.5617.17***3.9916.91**3.9321.09*10.0819.48*9.06
Share Women Board
(Ex. Dep and Chair)
0.090.070.21*0.080.47**0.18
Revenue            
Less than 3m NOK (ref)            
3–4.999m NOK−9.15*4.33−9.20*4.32−6.894.84−6.994.780.9610.16−0.0210.02
5–9.999m NOK−3.624.38−3.714.37−5.234.90−5.444.832.3310.411.7410.26
10m NOK or more−5.934.67−5.434.68−4.515.22−3.395.17−1.0710.430.5110.47
Number board (Ex. Dep.)1.85**0.611.72**0.611.34*0.681.040.682.031.331.981.36
Number executive committee0.020.470.000.47−0.740.52−0.790.52−0.361.08−0.321.01
Constant19.18***5.3318.00**5.4119.80**5.9617.16**5.97    
N200 200 200 200 200 200 
Adj. R2/Pseudo R20.156 0.158 0.160 0.183 0.097 0.142 
Notes:

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; OLS analysis = ordinary least square analysis; CBQ = corporate board quotas for gender representation; Listed = publicly listed on the stock exchange; Coop = cooperative company; State/Muni = state- or municipality-owned company; non-CBQ = companies without board quotas

Source: Authors’ own work

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