Among Wall Street analysts, men benefit more from their networks than women

Male analysts gain more from their connections with executives at the companies they cover than their female counterparts, shows new research by INSEAD Associate Professor of Finance, Lily Fang. In her paper, “Gender and Connections among Wall Street Analysts”, forthcoming in the Review of Financial Studies, she finds that women and men on Wall Street are just as connected as each other, but men are perceived to be better analysts because of their connections.