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24 Apr 2014
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Mentoring women to become leaders in Japanese business

Wakana Tanaka (MBA 2003) talks about being a leader and mentor for women in Japanese business and society. (Published April 2014) View Details

04 Dec 2024

The MBA + Master's Tour Women in Business

Join The MBA + Master's Tour for Women in Business to connect with top business schools, including HBS, from the comfort of your own computer or mobile device. View Details

29 Jun 2021

Women in Industry Series: Retail & Consumer Goods

Please join faculty member Dr. Jill Avery as she moderates a panel of HBS women making a difference in the retail and consumer goods space. Learn about their experiences and how HBS has played a role in their journeys. View Details

14 Sep 2023

The MBA Tour: Spotlight on Women in Business

Interested in learning more about the Harvard MBA? Join us on September 14th at The MBA Tour: Spotlight on Women in Business hosted by GMAC. This virtual event is a great opportunity to learn more about the Harvard MBA and hear from... View Details

19 Dec 2014
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Harvard Family, Work Survey Points To High Expectations, Disappointing Results For Women

08 Oct 2019
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Men exaggerate their importance at work, while women do the exact opposite

24 Mar 2017
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Personalizing the Path to Professional Success for Women

Many women hit a point in their career unsure which path to take or even how to move ahead. Lisa Skeete Tatum (MBA 1998) has designed what she calls the ideal “playbook” with Landit, a technology startup that offers a personalized career... View Details

17 Nov 2021

Top Business School Discussion Series: Women in Management

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 virtual networking session. View Details

25 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

Rapport: The Hidden Advantage That Women Managers Bring to Teams

It’s a manager’s nightmare: A customer pulls into a drive-thru after a long day at work with children in tow, everyone looking frazzled and famished. After waiting patiently in line, the customer grabs her bag of burgers through the window and happily zips away—until... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Food & Beverage

18 Apr 2016
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New Study Shows that Leaning Into Negotiations Doesn’t Always Work for Women

25 Mar 2016
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The damaging myth about why we need more women on corporate boards

15 Aug 2017
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Former Google Employee's Memo Gets The Role Of Women In Tech Completely Wrong

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When Seeking Help, Women and Racial/Ethnic Minorities Benefit from Explicitly Stating Their Identity

By: Erika L. Kirgios, Aneesh Rai, Edward H. Chang and Katherine L. Milkman

Receiving help can make or break a career, but women and racial/ethnic minorities do not always receive the support they seek. Across two audit experiments—one with politicians and another with students—as well as an online experiment (total n = 5,145), we test whether... View Details

Keywords: Support; Marginalized Communities; Personal Development and Career; Equality and Inequality; Identity; Race; Gender; Communication Intention and Meaning

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Tech startups are often associated with Silicon Valley and men. To contrast that perception, we went on a quest to find some of the women interning at Boston startups this summer; to talk to some of the people hiring them; and explore how these companies are... View Details