Is there a Gender Pay Gap on the board of directors?
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Universidad de La Rioja
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- Ana Beatriz Hernández Lara (coord.)
- M. Glòria Barberà Mariné (coord.)
Editorial: European Academic Publisher
ISBN: 978-84-09-23093-8
Año de publicación: 2020
Páginas: 41
Congreso: XXXIV AEDEM Annual Meeting. Gestión empresarial y objetivos de desarrollo sostenible. Reus, 17 y 18 de septiempre de 2020
Tipo: Aportación congreso
Resumen
This study contributes to expand our knowledge about thegender pay gap in the board of directors. Specifically, it covers a gapin the study of gender pay gap, analysing homogeneous groups ofindividuals and compensation. We examined the compensation ofdirectors of Spanish listed companies during the period 2013–2018.The results reveal that the gender pay gap exists at executivedirector-level for fixed, variable and total compensation. However,the gap is non-existent for proprietary and independent directors forany type of compensation. Moreover, female executive directors areless likely to receive variable compensation than their malecounterparts. The results may be useful for, among others,lawmakers, who should enact laws or regulations to eliminate thegender pay gap.