The performance of women leaders in the Covid pandemic offers a global experiment in crisis management. Why has gender made a difference?

Subtle mental shifts can increase people’s responsiveness to the gender gap, and their commitment to doing something about it.

Many campaigners advocate an “add women and stir” approach to fixing corporate governance. But this ignores the broader role of particular types of masculine business culture.

Subtle improvements have been made in gender equality at board level globally, but there are bigger gains where forced quotas are implemented, finds major new research.

A mix of gender and ethnic differences inside the boardroom is broadly accepted as better for a company’s prospects. Recent research suggests, however, that diversity has more complex facets than previously understood.

The US has failed to make the right progress on boardroom diversity. But the dominance of ageing, male directors cannot last.

Attention now turns to more women becoming executives in the FTSE 100 after all-male boards become a thing of the past.

Two companies preparing for London-based flotations have come under pressure over the lack of female representation on their boards.