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- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
heart surgery to repair a mitral valve prolapse. The recovery that followed offered time for reflection. A few months later, on vacation with her husband, Enan sat on the beach in Zanzibar and wrote the plan for what would become Lotus, a fund focused on View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
innovative solutions, especially Black female knowledge workers. We found that 42 percent of Gen Z Black women are “the first to know when something new or cutting-edge is released.” The gap with the other races was almost two-to-one. Jim... View Details
- 04 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Founders Recruit Friends and Family as Investors
that I could do it myself, even if that meant stretching things a bit too far. Also, taking money from him would cause problems if things went sour." Brian's last point worries many other founders and investors. Just as cofounding with friends and family creates... View Details
Keywords: by Noam Wasserman
- 10 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink
just this week, Gap Inc. announced it will shut a fifth of its stores in North America over the next two years. Even in categories where only one retailer now exists—Best Buy in electronics and Barnes & Noble in books—the category... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Every Trick in the Book
beloved,” she says. But beloved didn’t pay the bills, and by 2015, after decades of pressure from big chains and the internet, the small, independent store was on the verge of closing. That’s when Brody, a New Yorker who spends her... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 17 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’
interesting to note that he didn't go to the academy to get his ideas accepted; his approach was to convince important people in the practical world of marketing. Then the academic community would pay attention." "His approach... View Details
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders
Women don't have a problem developing an effective leadership style. What they do struggle with more than men, however, is claiming the authority to lead, according to Hannah Riley Bowles and Kathleen L. McGinn. The gender View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Jul 2024
- News
On Balance
at 22.8 percent. That figure has consistently fallen since 2013 but, “at the current rate of change, we won’t close the gender pay gap for 25 years,” observes Wooldridge. “We... View Details
- 11 Oct 2022
- News
On Balance
gender pay gap for 25 years,” notes Wooldridge. “We need to speed things up.” Likewise, the proportion of women in CEO roles has increased steadily; but, at the current pace,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 13 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
Cash and the Woman-Owned Business
particularly large gender disparity was reported between male and female executives. For example, in 1999, only 5 percent of women executives were then earning $80,000 or more, but 23 percent of male executives were in the $80,000... View Details
- Web
Rewiring the Workplace: Behavioral Economics and the Future of Inclusive Organizations - Blog: RGE Report
negotiating for pay parity with U.S. Men’s team. Collective power and an understanding of our own worth are key to making sure the fight for equity endures. You Might Want to Read 18 Jun 2025 Lessons from the 2025 Race, View Details
- 08 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Women Negotiating in the New Millenium
it's possible that women have the expectation that men are better" at negotiation. Simmons College's Kolb, an authority on gender issues, asserted that people need to take another look at the routine interactions they have in their... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 30 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Venture Investors Prefer Funding Handsome Men
If you're in search of startup funding, it pays to be a good-looking guy. A series of three studies reveals that investors prefer pitches from male entrepreneurs over those from female entrepreneurs, even when the content of the pitches... View Details
- 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
- 21 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases
For the last quarter century, many fought hard to overcome gender discrimination in the workplace by raising awareness, strengthening antidiscrimination policies, and encouraging more women to enter the corporate world. At first blush,... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 03 Oct 2018
- What Do You Think?
How Should Managers Deal with the Challenges of Building an Inclusive Workplace?
This curiosity needs to start with our existing team. Who is in our team and how can we map their skills to see the gaps? Then how can we approach the process of finding new people with a view of filling these gaps ?” NickC addressed the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Global Talent, Local Obstacles: Why Time Zones Matter in Remote Work
embracing work-from-anywhere.” Mismatched working hours makes it difficult for employees to connect, and even a one-hour schedule difference can hurt communication, introduce complexity, and potentially create new gender inequities,... 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
- Web
Diversity on Boards - Alumni
Paper Proceedings. By: Alicia DeSantola, Lakshmi Ramarajan and Julie Battilana Women on Boards: Another Year, Another Disappointment February 2014, Harvard Business Review Digital Articles. By: Boris Groysberg and Deborah Bell Dysfunction in the Boardroom:... View Details
- 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