Companies with female directors are more likely to quickly recall dangerous products, researchers say
One reason the plot of “A Christmas Story” works so well is that it is centered on a familiar maternal instinct.
Unlike obviously dangerous products like the Red Ryder carbine action 200-shot range model air rifle Ralphie covets, many supposedly safe products turn out not to be. A group of researchers found that the presence of female board directors made it much more likely that companies do something about that.
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