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15 Nov 2022

Top Business Schools Discuss: Women in Business

Business, and The Wharton School to learn about their MBA programs and the experience of women in business school and beyond. The event will feature a moderated panel discussion with the opportunity to ask questions of the panelists and a... View Details

October 6, 2015
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Compared to Men, Women View Professional Advancement as Equally Attainable, but Less Desirable

By: Francesca Gino, Caroline Ashley Wilmuth and Alison Wood Brooks

Women are underrepresented in most high-level positions in organizations. While a great deal of research has provided evidence that bias and discrimination give rise to and perpetuate this gender disparity, in the current research, we explore another explanation: men... View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Gender

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10 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later

Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s Men and Women of the Corporation, published 41 years ago this year, has inspired and informed a generation of scholars studying gender, status, and power. The book is full of insights and concepts that have become... View Details

Keywords: by Robin J. Ely

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Susan Wolf Ditkoff answers: What is your advice to women MBA students?

01 Mar 2005
News

Women Entrepreneurs Share Insights at WSA Conference

venture capital. Two years later, she sold the firm, Rubric, Inc., for $366 million. Securing the venture-capital investment was a major challenge, she told a capacity crowd gathered for the fourteenth annual Dynamic Women in Business... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Corporate Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

2004
Book

Clearing the Hurdles: Women Building High-Growth Businesses

By: Candida G. Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene and Myra M. Hart

Keywords: Gender; Growth and Development; Business Ventures

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18 Mar 2014
News

Which Women Are Rising to the Top?

05 Nov 2021
News

The ‘Empathy Advantage’ of Great Women Leaders

23 Aug 2022

Los Angeles MBA Forté Forum for Women

HBS Admissions and alumni will be at the Forte Forum to meet prospective MBA candidates. This is an opportunity to connect with admissions reps, alumni, and students from top business schools. View Details

22 Aug 2022

San Francisco MBA Forté Forum for Women

HBS Admissions and alumni will be at the Forte Forum to meet prospective MBA candidates. This is an opportunity to connect with admissions reps, alumni, and students from top business schools. View Details

17 Aug 2022

New York MBA Forté Forum for Women

HBS Admissions and alumni will be at the Forte Forum to meet prospective MBA candidates. This is an opportunity to connect with admissions reps, alumni, and students from top business schools. View Details

15 Jun 2012
News

New Funding for Women and Minority Entrepreneurs

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

12 PM – 1 PM EST, 15 Jan 2015
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High Impact Women Entrepreneurs: Insights from Pioneers who are Changing the Game

During this webinar, Professor Lynda Applegate, faculty chair of the HBS Owner/President Management program, will discuss new research that is developing profiles and case studies on women entrepreneurs who founded new ventures that have become successful high-growth,... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

In the business of empowering women entrepreneurs

As a cofounder and managing director of the Women’s Venture Capital Fund (WVCF), Monica Dodi (MBA 1984) backs female-led, early-stage ventures in digital media and sustainable products and services. Dodi says these emerging consumer markets for View Details

01 Feb 2002
News

Springboard Boosts Funding Prospects for Women Entrepreneurs

According to a recent study by the venture capital research firm VentureOne, even in average economic times, women CEOs typically receive just 6 percent of the $69 billion available in venture capital in the United States. In an effort to... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services