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This book analyses the problems, applications, challenges, and power of women in the accounting and finance professions. It addresses questions such as: "Which areas of management do women prefer to work in? Why do women prefer to work in accounting and finance roles, which require the most technical skill and legal knowledge? What conditions make women leave their executive positions? The book provides readers with an understanding of the trends of female participation in the accounting and finance sectors, the role and power of women on boards, the effect of female board members or executive management members on financial, economic and social performance and innovation management.
List of contents
Part I: Overview
1. Why we need women in numbers? Developments concerning women in the accounting, finance and taxation professions
PART II THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE ACCOUNTING SECTOR
2. Feminization in The Accounting Arena: A Basic Qualitative Study
3. The Female Accountant in Brazilian Academic Publications
4. Women in the Accounting Profession in Turkey
5. The Impact of The Board of D¿rectors Compos¿t¿on on the F¿nanc¿al Performance of Llc's In Kosovo
6. Ridin' Down The Highway - Trajectories of Female Professors in the Accounting Academy In Brazil
7. Is the Accounting Profession Gendered as Masculine? Perceptions of Entrepreneur Woman Accountants in Turkey
PART III THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN FINANCE SECTOR
8. Influence of Female Boardroom Presence On Firm Value: An Analysis of the Brazilian Capital Market
9. Health Care Financing and Reform In Albania A Situational Analysis
10. Women and the Brazilian Financial Market: A Sight Through Gender Lens
11. Women: Beyond Soc¿al Responsibility and Towards Social Innovation For A Sustainable Society. Lessons from The Past
PART IV THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE TAX ARENA
12. Are Women More Tax Literate Than Men? Empirical Evidence From Romania
PART V THE PLACE OF WOMEN ON BOARDS
13. Women On Boards: The Influence Of Women As CFO in The Level of Disclosure Of Brazilian Firms
14.Perceived Reasons for Low Female Representation on The Boards Of Directors
15.Gender Diversity On The Board Of Directors And Top Management Of Portuguese Listed Firms
16.Influence Of Female Boardroom Presence On Firm Value: An Analisys In Brazilian Capital Market
17. Corporate Social Responsibility And The Participation Of Women In Economic Growth
18. Between The Pen And The Dish Cloth: Paradoxes Of Globalization
19. Women-Owned Businesses In Tanzania: Start Up Motives And Factors Affecting Their SMEs Performance
DISCUSSION
