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Women of the Workplace, Uniting
Gender Digital ArticleBetween waves of layoffs and evaporating job opportunities, we’re in a climate that naturally breeds an every-woman-for-herself mentality. A recent study by the Workplace Bullying Institute found that female bullies were alive — and, more than 70 percent of the time, kicking other women. But I’ve also seen companies encouraging their smart women to help […] -
Confidence is a Numbers Game
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhen Ginny Rommety became IBM's new chief executive last fall, she spoke about a point early in her career when she was offered a promotion that she initially... -
“Actually,” She Said, “He Works for Me.”
Consumer behavior Digital ArticleSurprised by a gender stereotype? React calmly, directly, and move on. -
Gender Initiatives Are Culture Change Initiatives
Gender Digital ArticleAt least, the successful ones are. -
Dads, Commit to Your Family at Home and at Work
Work-life balance Big IdeaMen want to step up. Here are four places to start. -
The Free Market Has Failed U.S. Working Parents
Gender Big IdeaNew federal policies for paid leave, quality and affordable childcare, fair work schedules, and living wages are more important than ever. -
New Research: Women Who Don't Negotiate Might Have a Good Reason
Strategy & Execution ResearchThey know when it's going to backfire. -
The Different Reasons Men and Women Leave Their Successful Startups
Entrepreneurs and founders ResearchNot every founder departure is a failure. -
Three Ways to Fish in the Global Talent Pool
Talent management Digital ArticleThe world is your talent pool. We’ve been hearing that message ever since corporations started chattering about globalization. The real issue is, how well do you fish in that pool? The difference between strategically fishing and merely flailing the waters of an increasingly diverse talent pool was the top issue at the recent Hidden Brain […] -
The More Women Earn, the Less Healthy They Feel
Gender Digital ArticleBut a new study’s findings are far from straightforward. -
Where the Race for Talent Is Tight, Women Gain Speed
Gender Digital ArticleIn fast-growing markets, women are getting ahead faster, too. -
Research: Men Get Credit for Voicing Ideas, but Not Problems. Women Don’t Get Credit for Either
Leading teams Digital ArticleAnd there are implications for who becomes a leader. -
What Men Can Do to Be Better Mentors and Sponsors to Women
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleUnderstand their challenges and help them get ahead. -
What Young vs. UPS Means for Pregnant Workers and Their Bosses
Global Business Digital ArticleCompanies that don't become more accommodating may find themselves facing legal action. -
When the Glass Ceiling Helps
Gender Digital ArticleThe glass ceiling is an infamous barrier, but a team at Duke recently discovered that it actually metamorphoses from a negative to a positive as women move from below it to above it. For middle-management women, it’s a barrier; for top leaders, it’s a mark of courage and ability. In fact, women in the top […] -
My Pronouns Are She/They. What Are Yours?
Communication First PersonGender pronouns are not a trend - they are a best practice. -
Women in Leadership Face Ageism at Every Age
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleNo matter how old you are, someone will argue you're the wrong age. -
Making Caregiving Compatible with Work
Gender Digital ArticleChanging demographics will change the demands on your workers. -
Sarah Palin, Working Moms, and an Opening for the Democrats
Global Business Digital ArticleMotherhood may well turn out to be Sarah Palin's Achilles heel. In the days since her selection as the Republican Vice Presidential pick, much has been... -
From Hands-Off to Helicopters
Work-life balance Big IdeaA brief history of working parenthood in the United States.
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How Biases About Motherhood Impact All Women at Work
Gender Digital ArticleResearch shows the maternal wall is an obstacle regardless of whether women plan to have children or not. -
How to Improve Women’s Advancement Programs
Gender Digital ArticleToo often, traditional initiatives reinforce a narrow definition of power that doesn’t fit with women’s experiences and goals. -
How to Equitably Assign High-Profile Work
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleWorking with researchers, four companies used a data-driven approach to balance who was doing the office housework and who was getting promotion-making assignments. -
Research: How Remote Work Impacts Women at Different Stages of Their Careers
Gender Digital ArticleData on software engineers at a Fortune 500 company revealed that junior and senior women saw contrasting costs and benefits. -
Research: When Employees Identify with Their Company, They’re Less Likely to Recognize Gender Discrimination
Workplace discrimination Digital ArticleBeware the “not here” bias. -
More Women Work in Nonprofits. So Why Do Men End Up Leading Them?
Gender Digital ArticleData from 1 million nonprofit workers show that men have an easier pathway to leadership — and suggests how to level the playing field. -
Research: How to Close the Gender Gap in Startup Financing
Business and society Digital ArticleThree ways policymakers, financiers, and other stakeholders can mitigate gender bias in entrepreneurial funding. -
What Demographics Forms Say About Inclusivity at Your Company
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleTwo low-cost, low-risk suggestions that can boost belonging. -
Research: How Women Can Build High-Status Networks
Gender Digital ArticleCompanies can help women overcome common obstacles they face when trying to forge powerful professional ties. -
How to Build an Intersectional Approach to Talent Management
Intersectionality Digital ArticleMany organizations now realize that their struggles with workplace culture and recruitment may stem from a monolithic approach to policies, processes, and mindsets. -
A Better Way for Companies to Address Pay Gaps
Business ethics Digital ArticleBy using a structured analysis, organizations can truly begin to deliver on the promise of pay equity. -
How Companies Can Support Employees Experiencing Menopause
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleInaction will be increasingly costly for organizations. -
Research: Why Gender Bias Persists, Even When Organizations Try to Curb It
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleIn one company, managers were able to reduce gendered descriptions of employee traits and behaviors — but not how they valued and rewarded them. -
3 Ways Men Can Advance Gender Equity at Work
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleThe majority of men report that they care about the issue. Here’s what’s holding them back from enacting change. -
Research: How Women Improve Decision-Making on Boards
Gender Digital ArticleEvidence suggests they enable deeper, more nuanced boardroom discussions. -
Overcoming Today’s DEI Leadership Challenges
Diversity and inclusion Big IdeaAn interview with former VICE Media chief people officer Daisy Auger-Domínguez. -
Where Does DEI Go from Here?
Diversity and inclusion Big IdeaFostering four freedoms can benefit employees and companies alike. -
The Next Phase of DEI
Management Digital Article"The Next Phase of DEI" Big Idea features the following three articles. In "Where Does DEI Go from Here?", author Laura Morgan Roberts, a researcher in... -
When Diversity Meets Feedback
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Jim Fielding, Ex-Head of Disney Stores, on the Struggles of Making It as a Queer Executive
Business and society Digital ArticleWorking–and living–inauthentically can cause stress, mental illness, or worse.
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Teckentrup: A Door to Managing Difference
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details For Kai Teckentrup, the owner and co-CEO of the German "Mittelstand" door manufacturer Teckentrup, balancing competitive pressures, demographic realities... -
Glass-Shattering Leaders: Barbara Hackman Franklin
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Barbara Hackman Franklin was one of the first women to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School. She went on to break barriers in the private and public... -
British Broadcasting Corporation: Under Fire for Gender Pay Inequality
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details On January 10, 2020, Samira Ahmed, a British Asian woman, won a landmark gender discrimination case against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).... -
SAP Labs India: Building an Inclusive Organization
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details This case describes how SAP Labs India, a research and development center of SAP SE introduced and pursued a wide range of diversity and inclusion (D&I)... -
Sengupta Fibres Ltd.
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In January 1990, the chief executive of this small yarn-production company must resolve a surprising cash shortage. The tasks for the student are to evaluate... -
Lynn Garcia
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The fictitious Lynn Garcia case examines several managerial challenges faced by first-time CEO Lynn Garcia. After graduating from Stanford's GSB, Garcia... -
Dove and Real Beauty: Building a Brand with Purpose
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Unilever subsidiary Dove soap became a "brand with a purpose" and created shared value when the company decided to launch a Campaign for Real Beauty to... -
Artea (C): Potential Discrimination through Algorithmic Targeting
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details This collection of exercises aims to teach students about 1)Targeting Policies; and 2)Algorithmic bias in marketing-implications, causes, and possible... -
DayTwo: Going to Market with Gut Microbiome (Abridged)
Management Case Study11.95View Details DayTwo is a young Israeli startup that applies research on the gut microbiome and machine learning algorithms to deliver personalized nutritional recommendations... -
Thriving in a Male-Dominated Workplace (HBR Women at Work Series)
24.95View Details Find success in a workplace dominated by men. Sexism. Self-doubt. Invisibility. When you're one of the only women in your workplace, it can be difficult... -
DEI and Brand Marketing of a Women's Off-Road Rally in Morocco's Sahara Desert
Management Case Study11.95View Details The sports events agency Maïenga, owned by two French women, operates off-road motor rallies in the Sahara Desert of Morocco. Its flagship event, the... -
Glass-Shattering Leaders: Jack Rivkin
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Jack Rivkin's innovative approach to hiring, developing, and retaining employees created opportunities for female analysts to thrive at the equity research... -
Burro: Tools for a Better Life in Ghana
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Burro was a growing start-up in Ghana with a mission to provide "tools for a better life" to Ghanaians by distributing products that addressed local needs.... -
HBR Women at Work Series Collection (3 Books)
65.00View Details Inspiring conversations, advancing together. Women often face unique challenges in the workplace, from navigating the wage gap and facing unfair biases... -
Luna Pen (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case 396156. Presents a series of multiple choice options to be distributed and discussed in class. -
HBR Women at Work Boxed Set (6 Books)
125.00View Details Inspiring conversations, advancing together. The HBR Women at Work series spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout... -
Living the "Unbanked Life": Maria
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case follows a woman named Maria Alvarez as she explores financing options to cover costs for her young daughter's surprise respiratory illness.... -
Algorithmic Bias in Marketing
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details This note focuses on algorithmic bias in marketing. First, it presents a variety of marketing examples in which algorithmic bias may occur. The examples... -
Columbia Green Technologies (A): Scaling in the Green Roof Market
Management Case Study11.95View Details Vanessa Keitges stepped into the role of CEO at Columbia Green Technologies (CGT) in 2010, growing it to become the dominant green infrastructure and...
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Women of the Workplace, Uniting
Gender Digital ArticleBetween waves of layoffs and evaporating job opportunities, we’re in a climate that naturally breeds an every-woman-for-herself mentality. A recent study by the Workplace Bullying Institute found that female bullies were alive — and, more than 70 percent of the time, kicking other women. But I’ve also seen companies encouraging their smart women to help […] -
Confidence is a Numbers Game
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhen Ginny Rommety became IBM's new chief executive last fall, she spoke about a point early in her career when she was offered a promotion that she initially... -
“Actually,” She Said, “He Works for Me.”
Consumer behavior Digital ArticleSurprised by a gender stereotype? React calmly, directly, and move on. -
Gender Initiatives Are Culture Change Initiatives
Gender Digital ArticleAt least, the successful ones are. -
Dads, Commit to Your Family at Home and at Work
Work-life balance Big IdeaMen want to step up. Here are four places to start. -
Teckentrup: A Door to Managing Difference
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details For Kai Teckentrup, the owner and co-CEO of the German "Mittelstand" door manufacturer Teckentrup, balancing competitive pressures, demographic realities... -
Glass-Shattering Leaders: Barbara Hackman Franklin
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Barbara Hackman Franklin was one of the first women to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School. She went on to break barriers in the private and public... -
The Free Market Has Failed U.S. Working Parents
Gender Big IdeaNew federal policies for paid leave, quality and affordable childcare, fair work schedules, and living wages are more important than ever. -
New Research: Women Who Don't Negotiate Might Have a Good Reason
Strategy & Execution ResearchThey know when it's going to backfire. -
The Different Reasons Men and Women Leave Their Successful Startups
Entrepreneurs and founders ResearchNot every founder departure is a failure.