Whilst I harbour significant doubt that simply shorting companies with newly appointed female CEOs would be an effective way of exploiting it, the glass cliff effect [0] is a known phenomena whereby female leaders are more likely to be appointed in times of crisis.
jsty|6 years ago
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_cliff
MrBeansForReal|6 years ago
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pnako|6 years ago
But that's not enough time to make a definitive judgment.