Gender diversity on corporate boards is an important governance issue. Prior research suggests that female directors tend to be more ethical, conservative, socially responsible, independent and risk averse. Thus, female directors may con-tribute to improve board performance and earnings quality....

Using a sample of 3.808 non-financial European Union listed companies from 2011 to 2020, this study extends previous research by empirically examining how board gender diversity affects the magnitude of earnings management. The results support the predicted (negative) relationship between female...

This study examines the impact of managerial ownership on audit fees in a context of concentrated ownership and poor investor protection. Using samples of Portuguese and Spanish listed companies for the period 2010-2021, the results of this research suggest that there is a non-linear...