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The Health Care Industry Needs to Start Taking Women Seriously
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThey're the ones making most health care decisions. -
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 […] -
“Actually,” She Said, “He Works for Me.”
Consumer behavior Digital ArticleSurprised by a gender stereotype? React calmly, directly, and move on. -
Women's Career Trajectories Can Be a Model for an Aging Workforce
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThe two-phase career is taking on a new shape. -
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. -
Gender Initiatives Are Culture Change Initiatives
Gender Digital ArticleAt least, the successful ones are. -
Boards Are Overlooking Qualified Women. Here's How to Fix That
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleAt the current rate, U.S. boards won't achieve gender balance until 2055. -
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. -
Age and Gender Matter in Viral Marketing
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleResearch shows how emotions affect online sharing. -
Why Do So Few Women Edit Wikipedia?
Leadership & Managing People ResearchTheir experience of working on the site may explain. -
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 […] -
Stop "Fixing" Women and Start Fixing Managers
Organizational Development Digital ArticleLike any corporate change, gender balance requires leadership. -
Where the Race for Talent Is Tight, Women Gain Speed
Gender Digital ArticleIn fast-growing markets, women are getting ahead faster, too. -
Research: Women Ask for Raises as Often as Men, but Are Less Likely to Get Them
Global Business Digital ArticleA new study contradicts a common theory about the gender pay-gap. -
How "Progressive" Is Gen Y on Gender, Really?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleFemale MBAs have similar hopes to their male peers, but make very different plans. -
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. -
The Different Reasons Men and Women Leave Their Successful Startups
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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 […] -
The More Women Earn, the Less Healthy They Feel
Gender Digital ArticleBut a new study’s findings are far from straightforward. -
Life’s Work: An Interview with Danielle Steel
Personal productivity Magazine ArticleThe prolific best-selling author loves her unique writing process.
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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. -
How a Remote Australian Mine Became a Gender-Balanced Workplace
Gender Digital ArticleThe transformation sheds light on how sexist and homophobic cultures in male-dominated industries can change. -
What SCOTUS’s Affirmative Action Decision Means for Corporate DEI
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleEven if the law continues to evolve in a conservative direction, at least three common approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion will endure. -
How Managers Can Dismantle “Benevolent Marginalization”
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleWhat some managers see as help actually prevents marginalized people from advocating for themselves.
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L'Atelier Art Lounge: Times of Uncertainty
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details On January 31, 2014, the founder and chief executive officer of L'Atelier Art Lounge, an art workshop with branches in Bahrain and Lebanon, faces numerous... -
Gender and Free Speech at Google (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This case should accompany the (A) and (C) cases, "Gender and Free Speech at Google" (318085) and (319097). -
Unilever Ethiopia's Shakti Initiative: Building a Rural Sales Channel
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In 2017, Tim Kleinebenne, managing director of Unilever Ethiopia, and Buks Akinseye, senior global sustainability manager in Unilever's Rotterdam headquarters,... -
The Necessary Journey: Making Real Progress on Equity and Inclusion
30.00View Details "What does a workplace utopia look like to you?" This is the question Dr. Ella F. Washington asks company leaders, and often she hears about an ideal... -
The Meteoric Rise of Skims
Management Case Study11.95View Details Since its founding in 2019 by Kim Kardashian and Jens Grede, Skims, a solutions-oriented brand creating the next generation of underwear, loungewear,... -
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... -
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... -
General Motors: 1991 Equity Financing
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Bob O'Connell, CFO of General Motors, is considering a variety of equity alternatives to fund a large shortfall over the next couple of years. His tasks... -
Gender Diversity on Boards: Views from Norway
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The issue of gender diversity on boards has received increased attention in U.S markets over the past few years. In 2018, California introduced a law... -
Christine Lagarde
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details The case covers the youth and career trajectory of Christine Lagarde across her time at Baker & McKenzie, as a minister in the government of France and... -
Raj Kapoor: The Socialist Showman
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case examines the career of Raj Kapoor, the legendary Bollywood filmmaker of the postwar decades. It explores how Kapoor built RK studios after 1948... -
Double Career Negotiation (A): Confidential Instructions for the MBA Student
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details A scored 1-on-1 multi-issue negotiation between two romantic partners (an MBA student and medical doctor). After being away for one year and having promised... -
IKEA in Saudi Arabia (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details A Swedish newspaper reveals that IKEA has erased all images of women from its catalog for Saudi Arabia. The article sparks criticism of IKEA from the... -
Williams HR Law: Aligning Growth with Purpose and Values
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case highlights the challenges encountered by Laura Williams, founder and owner of Williams HR Law, a firm based in Toronto, Ontario, providing a... -
Nia Impact Capital: Active Ownership For Social Justice
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The case is about a sustainable investor firm, Nia Impact Capital (Nia) (Oakland, California), and its founder and CEO, Kristin Hull. Hull aims to invest... -
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... -
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... -
StateU: Personal Pronouns Versus Information Systems
Management Case Study11.95View Details In January 2022, Stephanie Owens, the administrative leader at StateU, an LGBTQ+-welcoming university in the United States, participated in a kick-off... -
Laura Rodriguez at OutSite: Playing the "Game" of Professional Advancement (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details This case provides an account of Laura Rodriguez's career trajectory and the obstacles she has faced and still faces as a female-identifying professional.... -
Shared Sisterhood: How to Take Collective Action for Racial and Gender Equity at Work
30.00View Details Gender equity can't happen without racial equity. We need Shared Sisterhood. Bias persists in organizations and society. Despite efforts that have been...
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The Health Care Industry Needs to Start Taking Women Seriously
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThey're the ones making most health care decisions. -
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 […] -
“Actually,” She Said, “He Works for Me.”
Consumer behavior Digital ArticleSurprised by a gender stereotype? React calmly, directly, and move on. -
Women's Career Trajectories Can Be a Model for an Aging Workforce
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThe two-phase career is taking on a new shape. -
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. -
Gender Initiatives Are Culture Change Initiatives
Gender Digital ArticleAt least, the successful ones are. -
Boards Are Overlooking Qualified Women. Here's How to Fix That
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleAt the current rate, U.S. boards won't achieve gender balance until 2055. -
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. -
Age and Gender Matter in Viral Marketing
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleResearch shows how emotions affect online sharing. -
Why Do So Few Women Edit Wikipedia?
Leadership & Managing People ResearchTheir experience of working on the site may explain.