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    New research on gender in the workplace from Harvard Business School faculty on issues including "leaning-in," gender inequity, the social and economic effects of maternal employment, and gender diversity's effect on corporate financial performance.
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    • 24 May 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Career Advice for Minorities and Women: Sharing Your Identity Can Open Doors

    by Pamela Reynolds

    Women and people of color tend to minimize their identities in professional situations, but highlighting who they are often forces others to check their own biases. Research by Edward Chang and colleagues.

    • 08 Mar 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders

    by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg

    The lessons of case studies shape future business leaders, but only a fraction of these teaching tools feature women executives. Research by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg examines the gender gap in cases and its implications. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 22 Feb 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Lack of Female Scientists Means Fewer Medical Treatments for Women

    by Kristen Senz

    Women scientists are more likely to develop treatments for women, but many of their ideas never become inventions, research by Rembrand Koning says. What would it take to make innovation more equitable? Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 01 Sep 2021
    • Op-Ed

    How Women Can Learn from Even Biased Feedback

    by Francesca Gino

    Gender bias often taints performance reviews, but applying three principles can help women gain meaningful insights, says Francesca Gino. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 23 Jun 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    One More Way the Startup World Hampers Women Entrepreneurs

    by Michael Blanding

    Early feedback is essential to launching new products, but women entrepreneurs are more likely to receive input from men. Research by Rembrand Koning, Ramana Nanda, and Ruiqing Cao. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 01 Jun 2021
    • What Do You Think?

    Are Employers Ready for a Flood of 'New' Talent Seeking Work?

    by James Heskett

    Many people, particularly women, will be returning to the workforce as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes. What will companies need to do to harness the talent wave? asks James Heskett. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 10 May 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men

    by Dina Gerdeman

    Companies struggling to build diverse, inclusive workplaces need to break the cycle of “sameness” that prevents some employees from getting an equal shot at succeeding, says Robin Ely. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 06 May 2021
    • HBS Case

    How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups

    by Carolyn DiPaolo

    A case study by Rosabeth Moss Kanter examines what it takes to break gender barriers and build thriving businesses in an emerging startup hub. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 13 Apr 2021
    • Book

    How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations

    by Kristen Senz

    Gender equity offers a new source of competitive advantage. In Glass Half-Broken, Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg provide advice for companies working toward parity. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 02 Apr 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    Salary Negotiations: A Catch-22 for Women

    by Kristen Senz

    Too assertive or too nice? New research from Julian Zlatev probes the lose-lose dynamics that penalize women in negotiations and perpetuate gender inequity. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 10 Feb 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    Has #MeToo Changed How Hollywood Hires?

    by Rachel Layne

    Sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein united women in the film industry. But has the message of the #MeToo movement reached men? Research by Hong Luo and colleague. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 15 Dec 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Biased Sampling of Early Users and the Direction of Startup Innovation

    by Ruiqing Cao, Rembrand Koning, and Ramana Nanda

    New ventures catering to female customers should be aware that the underrepresentation of women among early users on digital platforms can reduce the venture’s growth and chances of survival. As a result of gaining fewer early users, these ventures reduce future product development and are less likely to raise VC funding.

    • 10 Nov 2020
    • Cold Call Podcast

    The Challenges of Commercializing Fertility

    Re: Debora L. Spar

    Entrepreneur Christy Jones wants to create a venture to help women preserve their eggs and postpone motherhood. But what would an egg-freezing service sell—and to whom? Debora Spar discusses the challenges of commercializing fertility in a new case study. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 29 Oct 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    The COVID Gender Gap: Why Fewer Women Are Dying

    by Dina Gerdeman

    To promote the greatest safety, public health officials should target their pandemic messaging to men differently than to women. Research by Vincent Pons and colleagues. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 27 Oct 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Can Being the ‘Token’ Give Women and Minorities a Competitive Edge?

    by Danielle Kost

    Underrepresented professionals are more likely to choose predominantly male or white workgroups if it helps their ideas stand out, according to research by Edward H. Chang and colleagues. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 17 Aug 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Gender Differences in COVID-19 Related Attitudes and Behavior: Evidence from a Panel Survey in Eight OECD Countries

    by Vincent Pons, Vincenzo Galasso, Paola Profeta, Michael Becher, Sylvain Brouard, and Martial Foucault

    Survey evidence from eight countries indicates strong gender differences in people’s belief that COVID-19 represents a serious health risk and in their agreement and compliance with restraining policy measures.

    • 27 Jul 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Gender Inequality in Research Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    by Ruomeng Cui, Hao Ding, and Feng Zhu

    Analysis of data from the largest open-access repositories for social science in the world finds that female researchers’ productivity significantly dropped relative to that of male researchers as a result of the lockdown in the United States.

    • 27 Apr 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Corporate Leadership and Creditor Recovery Rates: Evidence from Executive Gender

    by Clarissa Hauptmann and Anywhere Sikochi

    This paper examines the relationship between executive gender and creditor recovery rates, showing that creditors to female-run firms have higher recovery rates in the event of default.

    • 07 Feb 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Old Boys' Club: Schmoozing and the Gender Gap

    by Zoë B. Cullen and Ricardo Perez-Truglia

    Over a four-year period, male employees assigned a male manager were promoted at a faster rate than their female counterparts, with no observable difference in performance. Women, in turn, were promoted at the same rate whether assigned to a male manager or female manager. Male employees benefited from the higher rates of social interactions with their male managers.

    • 16 Dec 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    Taking on the Taboos That Keep Women Out of India's Workforce

    by Julia Hanna

    Giving women in rural India more control over household finances reduces the social stigma of working, says research by Natalia Rigol. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

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