scope has a negative impact on performance on average. However, we find that firms whose expansion keeps them closer to the …

gap in total pay. Second, the compensation of female executives displays lower pay-performance sensitivity. A $1 million … females. Third, female executives are more exposed to bad firm performance and less exposed to good firm performance relative … to male executives. We find no link between firm performance and the gender of top executives. We discuss evidence on …

the relationship between board structure (size and composition) and bank performance, as well as some determinants of …