Diversit en genre dans le Conseil daAdministration et optimisation fiscale : validation dans le contexte tunisien

Abstract

This article aims to study the effect of sex and gender diversity in board of directors on tax optimization of the Tunisian companies. So, we conducted our study on a survey of 32 companies listed in the Tunisian Stock Exchange Market from 2000 to 2007. The existing literature supports the idea of the differential effect of gender on the attitude of taxation. Our results suggest the existence of significant relationships between tax optimization and the attributes of board of directors. Diversity and female perception of the directors have a negative effect on tax optimization.