This edited book aims to analyze gender perspectives within the context of sustainable development, providing a comprehensive overview of the phenomena that characterize both public and private organizations. Sustainability assumes a central role in addressing gender issues. Achieving sustainability is crucial for the overall well-being of society. It drives economic growth by promoting the creation of highly skilled jobs, addressing environmental issues, strengthening business success, and encouraging debate on social challenges such as gender equality. In the field of gender equality, sustainability emerges as a competitive advantage, particularly for women who contribute new and fresh perspectives as well as valuable expertise capable of effectively guiding companies toward more sustainable practices. Supported by knowledge and open innovation, women can raise awareness among companies about more sustainable practices.

The book is structured in three sections: Non-financial disclosure for sustainable growth in the field of gender equality, gender diversity in public and private organizations and gender issues within the entrepreneurial context.

Discusses gender issues within an entrepreneurial context Offers a special focus on female entrepreneurship Sheds light on gender diversity and in public and private organizations

Autorentext

Paola Paoloni is Full Professor in Business Administration and Head of Department of Law and Economics of Productive Activities of the Sapienza University of Rome (Italy). She teaches Business Administration and Strategy for Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Her research topics include general management, gender issues, intellectual capital, knowledge management, female entrepreneurship. She is member of AIDEA (Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale) and SIDREA (Società Italiana dei Docenti di Ragioneria e di Economia Aziendale). She is Scientific Director of Ipazia - Scientific Observatory on Gender Research (www.ipaziaobservatory.com)

Inhalt

Gender, age and nationality diversity in banks' board: do they affect financial and sustainability performance?.- The SME's Approach to the Gender Equality Certification System UNI/PdR 125:2022.- GRI and ESR Standards Compared: Critical Analysis from the Perspective of Gender Equality.- Gender Diversity and Non-Financial Disclosure: A Systematic Literature Review.- The Relationship Between Board Diversity and Credibility of Non-Financial Corporate Disclosure.- CSRD And Gender Equality: A Foucaultian Perspective.- The Advent of Ethical Finance: A Critical and Gender Perspective.- Female Director Diversity and SDG reporting: evidence from Italian PIEs.- Promoting Female-led start-ups in Lazio: a multi-case study on Third Mission Initiatives.- Overcoming Gender Work Gap in STEM Sector.- The Impact of Innovation for an Inclusive Public Administration: a Structured Literature Review.- Gender Effects on the Error in Female Decision Making: an Experimental Approach.- Exploring the impact of board of directors' diversity on corporate performance: does intellectual capital efficiency matter? Primary evidence.- Gender Diversity in the Middle Management matters: examining gender-metrics for organizational and sustainable success.- A Gender Diversity Analysis of Senior Positions in Italian Public Universities.- How does Education affect the innovativeness of Female Enterprises? A literature overview.- Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment and Hiring Process. Is it useful to reduce Biases?.- Investigating Relational Capital in the Start-up of the Immigrant Women-Owned Enterprises.- Interlocking Directorates and Gender Inclusion: Unveiling the Role of Women in the Italian Listed Companies.- Breaking Barriers: Challenges in Access to Credit for Women-Led Businesses.- Feminist Economics, Feminist Accounting and Organizations: Structured Literature Review for Shaping Sustainable World.- Mapping Core Themes in Family Business, Gender and Sustainability: A Tanglegram Analysis.- Going Concern or Liquidation Legal Procedure When Women Sit On The Governing Body? Primary Evidence from the Italian scenario.