Gender Gap - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2018
News

Code Breakers

recent decades, the number of women in tech jobs remains far lower. And the figures for women in leadership roles still hover around a far-from-equal 25 percent. Girls Who Code is on a mission to close the gender View Details

23 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

One More Way the Startup World Hampers Women Entrepreneurs

potential appeal of the product,’” Koning says. “When you are trying to grow a startup, the people you are getting advice and feedback from are overwhelmingly men.” This gender gap is hardly limited to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

08 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’

Ann Moore (HBS MBA '78)—called it, "the sisterhood of the traveling pantsuit." The anniversary has become a focal point for the School's efforts over the past few years to address its gender disparities head-on. Women now make... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette

29 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

the concept of sustainability itself. It appears that overcoming these roadblocks will require systematic interventions and alternative normative concepts. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55541 The Impact of Penalties for Wrong... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2020
News

Tried and Tested

might be important to think about when we’re interpreting SAT scores. Since then, I’ve been able to go back to the field, with that knowledge from the lab, and look at how policies that reduced skipping among test-takers—removing penalties for wrong answers—helped to... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Scientific Research and Development Services

Fast Answer

Entrepreneurship by country

The database also includes gender statistics for 95 economies to assess the gap in female and male entrepreneurship. OECD Entrepreneurship Data: variety of data series relating to entrepreneurship... View Details

12 May 2023
Blog Post

Breaking Barriers and Building Community: Get to Know the HBS Women's Student Association (WSA)

gender equity at HBS and beyond. We have an incredible list of sponsors who, through their funding and support, help us deliver extensive programming for all members. Some of the highlights of our club include: Annual Women Business... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Sep 2020
News

We Rise

venture capitalists and the amount invested in founders has its origins in the same historical forces that shaped most industries: When the VC model emerged in the 1940s, white men dominated the workforce. The persistence of the gender... View Details

Keywords: April White; Finance

21 Jul 2015
Blog Post

3 Things Women Need to Know About Business School

second year mentoring programs, to advocating for more female case protagonists. I think the biggest impact for me has been the subtle cultural shift on campus towards gender equality – seeing female students representing women as strong... View Details

30 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018

The gender punishment gap in hiring and firing dissipates at firms with a greater percentage of female managers at the firm or local branch level. The gender punishment View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

24 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support

tracking system. It asks an employer: If someone has a gap in their work history, how should I treat that? If there’s a gap of more than six months, 50 percent of employers will drop a person from the... View Details

Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

31 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 31

(conditional) gender gap is largest among faculty members at the highest status institutions. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-014.pdf Fluid Tasks and Fluid Teams: The Impact of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists

Business School professors Kyle R. Myers, Karim R. Lakhani, and eight colleagues from institutions including Yale and Northwestern, published in the journal Nature Human Behavior in July. There’s already a “well-documented, persistent View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Pharmaceutical; Biotechnology; Health

06 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces 2024 Goldsmith Fellows

training, and college and career prep programs. Over the past two years, she also worked as an investment associate at ICA Fund, a nonprofit venture capital fund that uses investments to address the gender and racial wealth gap. She said,... View Details

27 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015

touched controversial issues including gender equality and the conflicting emotions experienced both by women who work and those who stay home to raise families. Other popular stories, listed below, looked at such diverse topics as the... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

What's the Word?

paycheck,” says Thakor, author and founder of MoneyZen, a financial education consultancy. “The gender pay gap, in aggregate, has shifted 8 cents in 25 years, which is pathetic, and the wealth gap is even... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Martha Rich; Manufacturing; Finance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Dec 2010
News

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 hiring well-educated female... View Details

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

20 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Harlem Capital

investor. The fund now has investments in 23 companies around the U.S. in 12 different industries. The Minority Renaissance in Venture Capital Like most new business ventures, Harlem Capital was created to fill a gap in the market and to... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital / Private Equity

20 Dec 2022
Blog Post

7 Resolutions for Recruiting in the New Year

retaining, and developing talent who bring different perspectives, varied skills, and unique life experiences.Resolve to do a talent audit. Is your senior leadership representative of your full team and the customers you serve, across race, gender, age, ethnicity,... View Details