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Companies With Women Executives Have Better Workplace Safety Records
- New study links two-or-more women in top roles with notably stronger workplace safety records in U.S. firms.
- Women-led companies showed about 14% lower likelihood of violations and 13.9% lower penalties on average.
- Safety benefits rise when boards are diverse and investors back gender diversity, the study says.
- Researchers suggest treating gender diversity as a risk-management lever for safety.
- Lower workloads at women-led firms may explain safer workplaces, the study notes.
- Workplace safety has broad implications for costs, productivity, and reputation.
- The study analyzed 1,188 publicly traded U.S. companies over 19 years.
- Penalties of at least $5,000 on safety violations were the study’s focus.
- The researchers cite prior work linking female leadership with broader corporate benefits.
- The study’s authors emphasize governance alignment for safety outcomes.
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