Current Perspective on Corporate Board Gender Diversity: Evidence from the Czech Republic

Abstract

Purpose: This article’s primary purpose is to present and analyze the current state of board gender diversity and elaborate on the relatively sparse literature in this field in the Czech Republic, a post-transition Eastern European economy. The described study sought to identify and comment on the theoretical views concerning previous research in other, mainly Western European countries, by highlighting new perspectives on board gender diversity.

Keywords

• management
• corporate governance
• gender diversity
• corporate boards
• czech republic
• j16
• j20
• j70
• m14