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Zinan Zhu

Red vs. Blue: Does Female Board Membership Depend on Whether the Company is Located in Conservative or Liberal States?

By Ying Compton, Sok-Hyon Kang and Zinan Zhu April 16, 2015 by Zinan Zhu

Our study examines whether gender disparity exists disproportionately along the conservative and liberal geographical division. We investigate whether female board representation depends on the location of company headquarters in “red” states (which tend to vote for Republican candidates) or in …

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