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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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    • 19 Nov 2019
    • Op-Ed

    Gender Bias Complaints against Apple Card Signal a Dark Side to Fintech

    by Karen G. Mills

    The possibility that Apple Card applicants were subject to gender bias opens a new frontier for the financial services sector in which regulators are largely absent, argues Karen Mills. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 13 Nov 2019
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Gender Gap in Self-Promotion

    by Christine L. Exley and Judd B. Kessler

    Many organizations and job applications require individuals to assess their own ability and performance. When women communicate to potential employers, however, they systematically give less favorable assessments of their own past performance and potential future ability than equally performing men. The study rules out potential explanations for the gap and discusses implications.

    • 17 Oct 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    ‘Chick Beer’ for Women? Why Gender Marketing Repels More Than Sells

    by Dina Gerdeman

    Just how far will women go to avoid products labeled "for women?" Research by Leslie K. John and colleagues explores why gender marketing usually offends the very people a company is trying to attract. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 18 Sep 2019
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Female Inventors and Inventions

    by Rembrand Koning, Sampsa Samila, and John-Paul Ferguson

    Does the gender of inventors make a difference for who benefits from their inventions? Analysis of all U.S. biomedical patents issued between 1976 and 2010 shows that research teams with women were more likely to produce patents addressing women’s health conditions, especially when female researchers led the teams. This link suggests that the dearth of women inventors might also result in fewer female-focused inventions.

    • 14 May 2019
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Do Experts Listen to Other Experts? Field Experimental Evidence from Scientific Peer Review

    by Misha Teplitskiy, Hardeep Ranu, Gary Gray, Michael Menietti, Eva Guinan, and Karim R. Lakhani

    Influence is a fundamental aspect of collective decisions. It is thus crucial to consider not only the composition of evaluation panels but also their deliberation process. This study illuminates drivers of influence among an elite population of experts and contributes to our understanding of resource allocation in science and other expert domains.

    • 02 Apr 2019
    • Research Event

    Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture

    by Danielle Kost

    In industries that prize overwork, both men and women pay the price of missed time with family. But the career damage is more severe for women, says Robin Ely. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 20 Mar 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    Gender-Diverse Companies Thrive Only Where Diversity is Embraced

    by Sean Silverthorne

    Researchers have produced murky, conflicting results about whether gender-diverse companies perform better than those managed mostly by men. Letian Zhang offers new insight that explains why. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 07 Mar 2019
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Calculators for Women: When Identity Appeals Provoke Backlash

    by Tami Kim, Kate Barasz, Leslie John, and Michael Norton

    With calculators targeted to women and laundry products aimed at men, examples of identity-based labeling—or “identity appeals”—abound in advertising and marketing. Five studies show when and why such identity appeals backfire. Identity appeals may fail equally whether they evoke negative or just milder stereotypes.

    • 06 Mar 2019
    • Sharpening Your Skills

    Has the Glass Ceiling Been Broken (or at Least Cracked)?

    by Sean Silverthorne

    Harvard Business School researchers have been at the forefront of studies on gender discrimination for several decades. As International Women's Day 2019 approaches, here is what they've discovered so far. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 25 Feb 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence

    by Dina Gerdeman

    Researchers believe gender stereotypes hold women back in the workplace. Katherine Coffman's research adds a new twist: They can even cause women to question their own abilities. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 11 Feb 2019
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Gender Stereotypes in Deliberation and Team Decisions

    by Katherine B. Coffman, Clio Bryant Flikkema, and Olga Shurchkov

    Professional success requires the ability to contribute ideas, and receive credit for them. This paper explores gender differences in how men and women communicate and reward each other in team decision-making problems. We find that women are recognized less often for their contributions in male-typed domains.

    • 05 Feb 2019
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Stereotypes and Belief Updating

    by Katherine B. Coffman, Manuela Collis, and Leena Kulkarni

    Increasing evidence demonstrates that stereotyped beliefs drive key economic decisions. This paper shows the significant role of self-stereotyping in predicting beliefs about one’s own ability. Stereotypes do not just affect beliefs about ability when information is scarce. In fact, stereotypes color the way information is incorporated into beliefs, perpetuating initial biases.

    • 17 Dec 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Women Receive Harsher Punishment at Work Than Men

    by Michael Blanding

    Women caught in misconduct were 20 percent more likely to be fired and 30 percent less likely to find new employment in the financial services industry, reports new research by Mark Egan and colleagues. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 08 Nov 2018
    • Working Paper Summaries

    When Harry Fired Sally: The Double Standard in Punishing Misconduct

    by Mark Egan, Gregor Matvos, and Amit Seru

    Despite committing misconduct less often and less severely than men, female advisers in the financial adviser industry face more severe punishment in the labor market, a finding strongly correlated with the gender composition of the managerial team. A similar punishment gap and mitigating factors affect ethnic minority men.

    • 03 Oct 2018
    • What Do You Think?

    How Should Managers Deal with the Challenges of Building an Inclusive Workplace?

    by James Heskett

    SUMMING UP Few doubt the benefits of a diverse workplace. James Heskett's readers offer insights on the most effective management approaches to inclusion. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 17 Sep 2018
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Impact of Penalties for Wrong Answers on the Gender Gap in Test Scores

    by Katherine B. Coffman and David Klinowski

    Multiple-choice questions on standardized tests are widely seen as objective measures of student ability, but the common practice of assessing penalties for wrong answers may generate gender bias. This study documents the impact of a policy change that removed penalties for wrong answers on the national college entry exam in Chile. This simple change reduced the gender gap in test performance by 9 percent.

    • 10 Sep 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later

    by Robin J. Ely

    Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s Men and Women of the Corporation inspired and informed a generation of scholars studying gender, status, and power. Robin J. Ely interviews Kanter about her groundbreaking research and why it remains relevant today. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 13 Aug 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Women Heart Patients Have Better Survival Odds with Women Doctors

    by Rachel Layne

    Roughly one in 66 women has a better chance of leaving the hospital alive if their doctor is also a woman, according to research by Laura Huang and colleagues. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 16 Jul 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Kids of Working Moms Grow into Happy Adults

    by Dina Gerdeman

    In earlier research, Kathleen McGinn and colleagues discovered that adult kids of working moms are high achievers at work. Now it turns out they are happy, too. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 23 Apr 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap

    by Carmen Nobel

    Companies increasingly provide sponsors to help women get ahead. But certain aspects of sponsorship programs can hinder women instead, according to experimental research by Nancy R. Baldiga and Katherine B. Coffman. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

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