Does having women managers lead to increased gender equality practices in corporate social responsibility? |
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| Authors: | Izaskun Larrieta‐Rubín de Celis Eva Velasco‐Balmaseda Sara Fernández de Bobadilla María del Mar Alonso‐Almeida Gurutze Intxaurburu‐Clemente |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Business Innovation Assessment and Management, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain;2. Department of Business Organization, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain;3. Department of Financial Economics II, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain;4. Department of Business Organization, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain;5. Department of Business Organization, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, San Sebastián, Spain |
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| Abstract: | There is increasing interest in determining what impact having women in management positions may have on corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Various authors suggest that gender equality practices should be factored into the broader framework of CSR. This paper examines how the presence of women on corporate boards, in top and middle management and as heads of CSR departments, influences gender equality practices in the field of CSR. Using information collected from companies that have signed up to Women's Empowerment Principles in Spain, we show that the presence of women in the aforesaid posts has a positive impact on CSR activities with gender equality objectives. We thus supplement the justice, business and moral arguments with further arguments in support of the incorporation of women into not only corporate boards but all management positions. Finally, we provide a view of how gender equality can be included in the broader framework of CSR. |
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