M.A. Thesis:

Board Gender Diversity and Social Responsibility and Financial Performance: Using Simultaneous Equation Method

The main goal of this study is the Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility, Board Gender Diversity and Financial Performance. To test the hypothesis, a sample of 111 companies from among the companies accepted in the Tehran Stock Exchange was selected during a seven-year period from 2013 to 2018. The research method is multivariate regression using panel data. According to the research findings and the statistical tests at the error level of p=5%, it can be said that there is not a meaningful relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and financial performance. Also there is not a meaningful relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and Board Gender Diversity. Finally there is not a meaningful relationship between Board Gender Diversity and financial performance. Given that Iran's environment is more state-owned, companies often with government support do not have a reason to comply with their social responsibility requirements. Also, because the number of women board members was limited within Iran, this led to a lack of relevance of this variable to other variables in the research.

Keywords: Key Words: Gender Diversity Board, Corporate Social Responsibility, Financial Performance.