“…Yet, numerous studies on women directors contend that, compared to their male counterparts, women directors have attributes, strengths, linkages, and experiences distinct from that of men, which can add value to board deliberations, decision making and monitoring of management (Adams andFerreira, 2009, Davies , 2011;Rhode and Packel, 2014) 1 . For instance, drawing on resource dependence theories from a gendered perspective, it is argued that women directors by virtue of possessing unique behavioural characteristics, educational backgrounds and professional experiences and capabilities, have a wider range of social and human capital, a different chain of linkages with other firms, and a diverse set of opportunities (Sarabi et al, 2021;Hillman et al, 2007;Singh et al, 2008). 2 For instance, Hillman et al (2007) hypothesize that women directors, with their different experience sets, beliefs, and perspectives, can link firms to other female owned businesses which can act as suppliers, as well as to investors who are committed to gender diversity.…”