From Boardroom Representation to Executive Leadership: Evaluating the Effects of California's Gender Quota Legislation on Female Leadership

• In Event: Executive Leadership and Career Paths in the Public Sector

Brief Overview

Using diff-in-diff, this study finds that California's SB 826 mandate increased female board representation but reduced female executive representation, highlighting the complexity of gender quotas and the need to address supply-side factors.

Author

• Jiaen Wu, Indiana University-Bloomington