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  • 03 Jan 2018
  • What Do You Think?

In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?

harassment, especially in the workplace, to our attention. High-profile accusations of gender bias and sexual harassment in Silicon Valley, in the worlds of entertainment, athletics, media, and government... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • Blog

Faculty Reflections on International Women's Day

all." Linda A. Hill Women of Color Leadership Program Faculty Chair "To me breaking gender bias means, viewing each human being from a place of deep curiosity and empathy and resisting the human temptation... View Details
  • 14 Feb 2018
  • News

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
  • 11 Oct 2022
  • News

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
  • 31 Jan 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies

If you start a discussion about workplace diversity policies, don't be surprised if the hopeful topics of ethnic, racial, and gender heterogeneity lead to negative discussions about sexism, bigotry, and injustice. "Talking about and... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 13 Aug 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Women Heart Patients Have Better Survival Odds with Women Doctors

heart attack. Of those, between 1,500 to 3,000 fewer women may have died if their doctor had been female, Laura Huang, a study co-author and Harvard Business School associate professor, said in an interview. The research mirrors bias... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health
  • 01 Dec 2022
  • News

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
  • 04 Sep 2019
  • Research & Ideas

'I Know Why You Voted for Trump' and Other Motivation Misperceptions

senior writer for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: istockphoto] Related Reading: You Probably Have a Bias for Making Bad Decisions. Here's Why. How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Mar 2011
  • News

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
  • May 2021
  • Supplement

Career at a Crossroads? (B)

By: James K. Sebenius and Alex Green
A career professional at a major consumer goods company, Kym Lew Nelson is hoping to negotiate a promotion to vice president, which would make her one of the senior-most African American women in the organization. But when Nelson’s white German boss arrives in the... View Details
Keywords: Culture; Negotiation; Race; Gender; Organizational Culture; Prejudice and Bias
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  • 2020
  • Presentations & Discussions

Lessons from W50

  • 01 Dec 2012
  • News

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
  • August 13, 2022
  • Article

A Historic Opportunity for Universal Health Coverage in India

By: Vikram Patel, Shubhangi Bhadada, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Arnab Mukherji, Tarun Khanna and Gagandeep Kang
The milestone of India's 75th anniversary of independence on Aug 15, 2022, offers an opportunity to reassert the country's commitment to realising universal health coverage (UHC). The first such effort predates independence, with the 1946 Bhore Committee report.... View Details
Keywords: Universal Health Coverage; COVID-19 Pandemic; Health Care and Treatment; Gender; Prejudice and Bias; Health Industry; India
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  • 2019
  • Interviews

Interview with Rae Johnson on "The Embodiment of Courage"

  • Profile

Aimmy Asavatevavith

classmate, we agreed the topic is even bigger at home. Unconscious bias along gender lines is ingrained in the culture so much that it felt like a norm. Coming here has opened my eyes to that." Aimmy's... View Details
Keywords: Retail/Hospitality
  • May 2021
  • Case

Career at a Crossroads? (A)

By: James K. Sebenius and Alex Green
A career professional at a major consumer goods company, Kym Lew Nelson is hoping to negotiate a promotion to vice president, which would make her one of the senior-most African American women in the organization. But when Nelson’s white German boss arrives in the... View Details
Keywords: Culture; Negotiation; Race; Gender; Organizational Culture; Prejudice and Bias; United States
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  • 01 Dec 2020
  • News

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
  • News

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
  • Web

The Strategic Case for Diversity in Digital Transformation - Blog: RGE Report

Race, Gender and Equity at Work Race, Gender and Equity at Work Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author HBS Staff Topics Topics Board Diversity RGE Blog Filters Read posts from Author HBS... View Details
  • Web

AI at Work | Working Knowledge

differently and follow their interests. AI could widen the gender pay gap . Women are adopting AI tools at a 25 percent lower rate than men, potentially putting them at a career disadvantage. Communication generated with AI can face... View Details