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Female Investors And Securities Fraud: Is The Reasonable Investor A Woman?, Joan Macleod Heminway

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

Let's face it. Women and men are different in more than just the biological sense. These differences play themselves out in a variety of contexts. Some of them are meaningful in theory or in reality; others are not.

Given an increase in women's involvement in business and finance, it is unsurprising that a multidisciplinary literature is emerging at the intersection of sex or gender differences and corporate governance. Much of the work in this area has centered on women and boards of directors and women in the executive ranks. However, it is important to focus on women not only as …