Women In Finance

So how do women perform in financial roles? Based upon research, often better than men. For example, the stock market reacts more favorably to acquisitions and SEOs when the company has a female CFO, female run equity hedge funds outperform those operated by men, and women tend to earn higher returns as individual investors. Now, new research indicates that companies with female CFOs are less likely to restate financial reports. In addition, companies with the lowest percentage of institutional ownership, the gap between female and male led companies widens.