gender bias - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Aug 2018
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Why Are Women More Likely to Survive Heart Attacks When Treated By Female MDs?

15 Oct 2020
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Sexism

01 Dec 2019
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Research Brief: Subject Expert Matters

expert committees, which are ubiquitous in science. Yet exactly how those experts deliberate and what factors may influence or bias their determinations has remained a mystery. “To ensure that the decisions coming out of such committees... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

01 Mar 2023
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Is AI OK?

Illustrations by Dan Bejar Illustrations by Dan Bejar When she began investigating Airbnb’s smart-pricing algorithm several years ago, Assistant Professor Shunyuan Zhang wasn’t looking for evidence that it generated discriminatory outcomes, a problem known as... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

01 Dec 2018
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Code Breakers

equip young women with the necessary skills for the work ahead. “Until we see women making it into positions of power at the same rate as men, we need organizations to help us navigate more challenging roads than the ones men have to navigate,” says Singer. “Even if... View Details

11 Oct 2022
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On Balance

to do the same work as her. “I think it’d be hard to find a woman in any workplace who didn’t have personal experiences of gender discrimination,” she observes. The knowledge that women across Australia have endured similar—and often far... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2012
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50 Years & Counting

the Bias Trap Max Bazerman "The project...taps into earlier work I've done on how joint evaluation leads to better and more ethical decisions." - MAX BAZERMAN In a research project conducted with colleagues at the Harvard Kennedy School,... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 2022
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Program Catalyzes New Streams of Research

critical issues such as racism in business technologies, inclusion in organizations, bias in legal policies, and the effect of incarceration on employment and entrepreneurship,” says Debora Spar, the Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

14 Feb 2018
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A ‘Hopeaholic’ Promotes Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality in the Workplace

Ina Coleman (MBA 1986) found her professional calling by empowering others to take action for gender equality, inclusion, and diversity in their work environments. An organizational development consultant at Sirenia Partners, Coleman... View Details

01 Dec 2020
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Tried and Tested

imbalanced gender dynamics around them. Now, as experimental economists, their research is helping define the complex factors that contribute to the workplace gender gap—and sparking ideas about how to... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Scientific Research and Development Services

10 Mar 2015
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Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling

Still, women entrepreneurs—11 percent of the US working population in 2013, according to a report by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor—receive significantly less venture capital money than their male counterparts. HBS Assistant Professor Alison Wood Brooks has researched... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2010
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Ilene Lang

Lang Related Links “It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won’t”: New research by HBS associate professor Jordan Siegel finds that multinational companies can spin gender bias into gold by recruiting and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; interview; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2016
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Ask the Expert: How to Build a More Diverse Board

Recent studies have found that gender diversity in the corporate boardroom can enhance dialogue, curb excessive risk-taking, and boost both performance and share price. And yet, women still hold only about 19 percent of S&P 500 company... View Details

01 Mar 2011
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On the Outside at HBS

of my race, gender, age, professional background, or some combination thereof. And it probably doesn’t matter: Assumptions about race and gender exist across all contexts, and those stereotypes are likely no worse at HBS than anywhere... View Details

01 Sep 2010
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Fair Trade

traditional prejudices concerning skin color, as well as gender roles, into warped aspirational values. From a local perspective, different interpretations were possible. In India, the use of fairness creams was seen as providing one... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Chemical Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2012
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An Advocate for Women's Equality

established the groundbreaking Task Force on Women's Rights and Responsibilities. That body's recommendations, included in its "A Matter of Simple Justice" report, was a blueprint for working toward gender equality in the White House and... View Details

Keywords: Richard Nixon; Chuck Colson; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Sep 2020
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We Rise

parenting daughters and hypothesizes that this change in attitude is an important contributor to the economic benefit of gender diversity he observed. It’s going to take years to ameliorate unconscious bias... View Details

Keywords: April White; Finance

15 Nov 2024
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Driving Change

what people say they believe; there are changes in attitudes, but not actual behaviors,” Chang said. “The largest consequence was encouraging junior women to be more proactive in their advancement because they got scared by the existence of View Details

15 Jun 2021
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HBS Addresses Racial Equity

helping faculty understand, for example, how students might experience cases dealing with race and gender issues. In what ways is HBS drawing on the expertise and resources of the alumni community to help inform and advance the REP? Our... View Details