Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the gendered nature of interactions in mixed sex Canadian corporate annual report (CAR) photographs. Design/methodology/approach – Quantitative content analysis of 106 CAR photographs is performed to evaluate, at the level of the photograph,...

The diversity disclosures by Canadian corporations are examined to show how references to ‘merit’ and ‘diversity’ are used strategically by many corporations to support the gendered status quo and to resist pressures to increase the representation of women on boards. References to...