Ely, Robin - Publications - Faculty & Research

Few women have succeeded in shattering the glass ceiling. Even those who have achieved phenomenal success in their respective fields have taken a few hard knocks along the way.
One needs to look no further than Hilary Clinton and her recent quest to become US... View Details

10 May 2021
Research & Ideas

Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men

the partners worried the high turnover was damaging the firm’s competitive edge, according to research by Robin Ely, the Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

20 Mar 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018

Harvard Business Review Beating the Odds: Leadership Lessons from Senior African-American Women By: Roberts, Laura Morgan, Anthony Mayo, Robin Ely, and David Thomas Abstract—Any list of top CEOs reveals a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Racial Diversity Pays Off

Increase the diversity of employees in your organization—for example, on the basis of race, gender, religion, nationality, and sexual orientation—and you'll automatically have a better company. Right? That's the prevailing belief anyway. But according to HBS professors... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

21 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases

organization, but was far from broken. "Women's progress has really leveled off, and has been stuck for at least 10 years," says Robin J. Ely, the Warren Alpert Professor of Business Administration... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

02 Apr 2019
Research Event

Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture

Even so, the executives brought the issue to Harvard Business School Professor Robin J. Ely. Eighteen months and more than 100 employee interviews later, Ely’s research team reached a conclusion that challenged steadfast beliefs about the... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consulting; Service

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Even Among Harvard Graduates, Women Fall Short of Their Work Expectations

Why Mark Zuckerberg's Paternity Leave Is A Win For Women

Women At Ernst & Young Instructed On How To Dress, Act Nicely Around Men

Men still more likely to work full-time, study finds

Invisibilia: How Learning To Be Vulnerable Can Make Life Safer

Get Paid What You’re Worth: Making Your Value Visible

Welcome and Introductions

Why the Number of Female Chief Executives Is Falling

The women’s revolt: Why now, and where to

A Toxic Work World

For Women, the Corporate Ladder Is a Battle of Attrition

Prince William’s Charming Choice to Take Leave

The ‘Empathy Advantage’ of Great Women Leaders

Why Do Women Bully Each Other at Work?

Unshackling the 'Double Bind' of the Female Leader

Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men

First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018

Racial Diversity Pays Off

Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases

Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture