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This work has taken up quite a bit of our time on the side of our main projects. Do cite Seierstad and Opsahl (2011) if you use any of the information or data on this website.
Seierstad, C., Opsahl, T. (2011). For the few not the many? The effects of affirmative action on presence, prominence, and social capital of female directors in Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Management 27 (1), 44-54, doi: 10.1016/j.scaman.2010.10.002; preprint (pdf, 1.38mb).
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