Gendered Leadership: The Effects of Female Development Agency Leaders on Foreign Aid Spending

Jones, Robert C.; Swiss, Liam

doi:10.1111/socf.12104

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“…I use the following model to examine the association between the presence of a female director on the AC and AC meeting frequency [1]:…”

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Gender differences and audit committee diligence

Thiruvadi

2012

Gender in Management: An International Journal

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between the presence of females on the audit committee and the number of audit committee meetings. Design/methodology/approach -This paper uses a multivariate regression model to examine the association between gender on the audit committee and the number of audit committee meetings used as a proxy for audit committee diligence. The paper uses a sample of 254 firms from the S&P SmallCap600, with a December 31, 2003 fiscal year-end. Findings -The author finds consistent evidence to show that audit committees with at least one female director were likely to meet more often than all-male audit committees. Research limitations/implications -Future research suggests that it may be fruitful to examine the effects of gender on other aspects of audit committee and board activities and the interaction between audit committees, management, and the external auditor. Furthermore, the results of the paper have strong implications for regulators and policy makers, since the presence of a female director on the audit committee may bring many positive outcomes, thereby leading to better corporate governance practices. Hence, the appointment of more females on the audit committee should be strongly emphasized. Originality/value -This research paper contributes to the contemporary literature regarding the increased awareness of good outcomes associated with having women on the audit committee in various ways. First, this research encourages the appointment of more females on the audit committee. Second, increased diligence of the audit committee leads to enhanced corporate governance practices. Third, the presence of females on the audit committee could lead to good corporate decision making. Fourth, the presence of a female on the audit committee could lead to increased confidence of the public. Fifth, this research also serves as an influencing power to encourage equal opportunities for both men and women.

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“…I use the following model to examine the association between the presence of a female director on the AC and AC meeting frequency [1]:…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender differences and audit committee diligence

Thiruvadi

2012

Gender in Management: An International Journal

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“…What have sociologists contributed to the study of aid? Most commonly, the sociology of aid has been framed through the lens of: workers in the aid industry (Cook 2012;Fast 2010Fast , 2014Jackson 2005), aid NGOs (Chabbott 1999;Jalali 2013;Schnable 2015a;Watkins, Swidler and Hannan 2012), donor agencies and multilateral banks (Babb 2007(Babb , 2009Jones and Swiss 2014;Swiss 2011Swiss , 2012Swiss , 2014, aid's developmental impact Shandra, Shircliff and London 2011), or issues of public support (Paxton and Knack 2012;Schnable 2015b).…”

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A Sociology of Foreign Aid and the World Society

Swiss

2016

Sociology Compass

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This article highlights an emerging research agenda for the study of foreign aid through a World Society Theory lens. First, it briefly summarizes the social scientific literature on aid and sociologists' earlier contributions to this research. Next, it reviews the contours of world society research and the place of aid within this body of literature. Finally, it outlines three emergent threads of research on foreign aid that comprise a new research agenda for the sociology of foreign aid and its role in world society globalization.

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“…Theoretically, gender mainstreaming, unlike gender‐focused programmes, not only promotes equality by targeting specific gender outcomes or objectives but also is concerned with gender representation and gender responsiveness in all phases of project design. Gender mainstreaming strategies in the development field challenge the gender imbalance in the recipient communities and even in the gendered development agencies per se (Jones & Swiss, 2014). Gender mainstreaming, considered as a ‘transformative’ policy, combats structural barriers to gender equality and ensures that inequalities are not perpetuated (Rees, 2005; Squires, 2005).…”

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“…In fact, when mentioned, it has only been noted in Section 6 as an inference without providing direct empirical evidence. In relating leadership to aid policies, Jones and Swiss (2014) examine the effects of the gender of the leadership of aid agencies for different gender‐related aid allocations. Their article reveals that female director generals (DGs), acting as structure challengers, prefer gender mainstreaming programmes, whereas male DGs, acting as vested interest groups, tend to inject funds into gender‐focused programmes.…”

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Gender‐focused or gender mainstreaming programmes? The gender dimension of international aid

Yang

2023

J of Intl Development

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Aid in support of gender equality and women's empowerment has gathered significant momentum over the past decade and has also sparked a renewed debate over the effectiveness of foreign aid. Is gender aid a panacea that will help the recipient countries confront the challenges of the gender inequality deeply ingrained in their societies, or is it just a placebo pretending to be effective? Is there any difference between gender‐focused aid and gender mainstreaming aid in terms of aid effectiveness? To answer these key questions, this article examines the impact of gender aid on gender inequality using a sample of 116 recipient countries that covers the period from 2010 to 2019. By adopting a hybrid method that incorporates fixed‐ and random‐effects models, we obtain results indicating that increasing amounts of gender mainstreaming aid over time successfully reduce gender inequality and close the gender gap. In stark contrast, gender‐focused aid lacks the statistical significance needed to prove its potency. In addition to confirming gender aid's effectiveness, this article provides further policy implications regarding the gender mainstreaming strategy in the field of international development, particularly when considered in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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Gendered Leadership: The Effects of Female Development Agency Leaders on Foreign Aid Spending

Cited by 7 publications

References 39 publications

Gender differences and audit committee diligence

Gender differences and audit committee diligence

A Sociology of Foreign Aid and the World Society

Gender‐focused or gender mainstreaming programmes? The gender dimension of international aid

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