Table 6

Company performance and gender diversity: a quantile regression for the return on assets

ROACoef.St. Err.t-valuep-value[95% conf. interval]Sig
Q.25      
GD_040.1690.0582.900.0040.0550.283***
GD_050 
GD_07–0.2430.128–1.900.058–0.4940.008*
FI_02–0.0830.074–1.130.261–0.2280.062 
BZ_02–0.1320.208–0.640.525–0.5410.276 
GW0.0490.031.620.106–0.010.108 
CR–0.3810.096–3.970–0.57–0.193***
DE–1.8620.315–5.900–2.481–1.243***
AGE0.0180.011.910.057–0.0010.037*
PB2.3440.17213.6102.0062.682***
SIZE–1.1450.691–1.660.098–2.5010.211*
Constant10.123.6592.770.0062.94117.3***
Q.50       
GD_040.1490.0433.450.0010.0640.233***
OGD_050 
GD_07–0.1730.077–2.250.024–0.323–0.022**
FI_02–0.1420.042–3.390.001–0.224–0.06***
_BZ_02–0.160.123–1.300.195–0.4020.082 
GW0.0430.0212.000.0460.0010.084**
CR–0.4320.069–6.230–0.568–0.296***
DE–2.360.225–10.480–2.801–1.918***
AGE–0.0080.01–0.790.431–0.0270.011 
PB3.1880.24313.1502.7123.664***
SIZE–2.010.331–6.070–2.659–1.36***
Constant22.7981.90311.98019.06526.532***
Q.75       
GD_040.1250.0512.480.0130.0260.224**
GD_050 
GD_07–0.1340.07–1.920.056–0.2710.003*
FI_02–0.1150.048–2.410.016–0.208–0.021**
BZ_02–0.1870.112–1.670.095–0.4060.033*
GW0.0470.0261.830.068–0.0030.098*
CR–0.040.118–0.340.733–0.2720.191 
DE–2.4980.291–8.590–3.068–1.927***
AGE–0.0190.014–1.400.162–0.0460.008 
PB4.50.37611.9803.7635.236***
SIZE-2.2720.433–5.250–3.121–1.422***
Constant26.6622.7339.75021.29932.024***
Mean dependent var9.654SD dependent var14.315

Notes:

***p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; *p < 0.1

ROA = return on assets; EVT = enterprise value; GD_04 = proportion of female directors sitting on the board; GD_05 = proportion of male directors sitting on the board; GD_07 = proportion of female executive directors sitting on the board; FI_02 = percentage of independent non-executive women directors on board; CR = current ratio, GW = growth opportunities; PB = price to book ratio; SIZE = company size; AGE = number of years of the company since its incorporation

Source: Authors’ analyses

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