We investigate the appointments of female board members Japanese corporations together with corporations’ performance. relate presence to and ownership networks corresponding firms. find that firms often show above average also corporate boards homophily respect gender in their networks. The observed leads interdependencies new members. New are more likely at ties other

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Despite regulatory efforts to promote gender diversity on boards, women are still severely underrepresented in board leadership the UK, beyond FTSE 100 companies. Evidence suggests that women, when poorly represented inthe workplace, more likely suffer discrimination. In this study we report first?hand experiences of discrimination suffered by female directors and present process how they build...