本研究以大陸市場為研究對象，希望探討女性董事之參與與公司舞弊之關聯性，並參考過去文獻，一併討論董事會特性、公司股權結構與審計人員品質與公司舞弊之關聯性。 實證結果發現，在考慮中國大陸各省區市場發展程度之差異後，女性董事之參與可以降低公司舞弊發生之可能性；同時也發現董事會特性（外部董事之比例和董事長是否兼任總經理）與公司股權結構（國有股比例、法人持股比例、流通股比例、是否存在外國股東和公司最大股東持股比例）皆與公司舞弊之發生有顯著關連性存在。 / My study examines whether female directors’ participation in boardroom have an effect on corporate financial fraud in China. Besides, referring to the past studies, it also examine whether boardroom characteristics, ownership structure and auditors’ quality have an effect on corporate financial fraud. The data come from CSMAR database. The results from original analysis show that female directors’ participation does not have an effect on corporate financial fraud. But after considering the regional market development differences between the provinces, female directors’ participation in boardroom will deter fraud. The results also demonstrate that boardroom characteristics and ownership structure are important in explaining fraud.

We employ S&P 1500 firms from 2000 to 2013 to investigate how female directors affect firm value. We explore two possible channels, the monitoring effect and the risk management effect, through which female directors can have material effect on firms. While the prior research shows a negative relation between female directors and firm value, we find that such a relation diminishes in the post-SOX period (2004 to 2007). More importantly, female directors enhance firm value in the crisis period (2008 to 2013). Our findings suggest that the way female directors affect firm value changes depending on the external environment. Female directors benefit firms mainly by monitoring in the post-SOX period but by risk management in the crisis period.