When boards look like women: gender representation and women’s services in China’s social work organizations
研究中国社会工作组织中女性董事比例与提供妇女服务之间的关系，发现比例越高越可能提供此类服务，且与妇联关系越紧密效果越强，组织文化是关键机制。
Whether board gender composition translates into substantive service actions is an important question for representative bureaucracy theory in non-profit governance. Drawing on this theory, this study uses a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design to examine the association between the female board ratio and whether social work organizations offer women’s services. A higher female board ratio is associated with a greater likelihood of offering women’s services, and this association strengthens as the organization’s relationship with the All-China Women’s Federation deepens. Qualitative analysis identifies organizational culture as the key mechanism. The study clarifies the conditions and mechanisms through which representation produces substantive outcomes.