Social Sustainability on Corporate Boards: The Effects of Female Family Members on R&D

There is growing institutional and social pressure for greater balance, parity, equality at the highest levels of corporations. This coupled with an increasing interest in analysing effects gender diversity on corporate boards. However, companies may only reap benefits by achieving better qualified more independent study aims to contribute open debate board R&D, taking into account independence female directors. Panel regression analyses were performed data 67 Spanish-listed during 2003–2019 period. Our results confirm positive R&D. this influence lower if directors have family links male members board. These findings policy implications, regarding need increase boards sustainability purposes, while are conditioned The value research rests effects, beyond mere analysis financial performance