women in tech - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Sep 2004 - 25 Sep 2004
Conference Presentation

The Role and Participation of Women in the Venture Capital Industry

By: C. G. Brush, N. M. Carter, E. J. Gatewood, P. G. Greene and Myra M. Hart

Keywords: Venture Capital; Gender

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2004
Working Paper

The Use of Bootstrapping by Women Entrepreneurs in Positioning for Growth

By: C. G. Brush, N. M. Carter, E. J. Gatewood, P. G. Greene and Myra M. Hart

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21 Jul 2016
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Women More Likely Than Men To Lead In Times Of Crisis

February 2024 (Revised May 2024)
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Lina Khan at the FTC: Redefining Antitrust in the Age of Big Tech

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Susan Pinckney

In 2023 and 2024, the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice sued Google, Amazon, and Apple claiming antitrust violations. These lawsuits marked a shift in U.S. antitrust enforcement away from the Chicago School and towards the New Brandeis school of... View Details

Keywords: Transition; Government Administration; Lawsuits and Litigation; Monopoly; Technology Industry; United States; European Union; China; India

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23 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

One More Way the Startup World Hampers Women Entrepreneurs

percent to Y Combinator’s Hacker News. And of course, they dominate the conference rooms of venture capitalists and tech companies that are making decisions on investing in new products. “When you are trying... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Extension Request Avoidance Predicts Greater Time Stress Among Women

By: Ashley V. Whillans, Jaewon Yoon, Aurora Turek and Grant E. Donnelly

In nine studies using archival data, surveys, and experiments, we identify a factor that predicts gender differences in time stress and burnout. Across academic and professional settings, women are less likely to ask for more time when working under adjustable... View Details

Keywords: Burnout; Time Stress; Workplace Practices; Deadlines; Time Management; Gender; Well-being

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Margot DeGroot answers: What is your advice for women entrepreneurs?

30 Mar 2021
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Karivez Bio Tough Tech Prize Winner in the 2021 New Venture Competition

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Other Unpublished Work

Cloistered in the Pink Ghetto: Women in Private Equity, Real Estate And Venture Capital

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz

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20 Sep 2021
News

ByteDance Is Getting Ahead of China’s Crackdown on Tech for Teens

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Beating the Odds: Leadership Lessons from Senior African-American Women

By: Laura Morgan Roberts, Anthony Mayo, Robin Ely and David Thomas

Any list of top CEOs reveals a stunning lack of diversity. Among the leaders of Fortune 500 companies, for example, just 32 are women, three are African-American, and not one is an African-American woman. What’s going on? The authors studied the careers of the roughly... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Diversity; Race; Gender; Personal Characteristics; Relationships; Success

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22 Jul 2021
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Mentoring Fashion Startups in Singapore; Rising Star Accolades for Mid-Career Women

FemHealth Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on women’s health. For the nonprofit/government sector, the winner is Emma McCarthy (MBA 2018), Lieutenant Commander and one of the first women to serve as a Submarine Officer View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

24 Sep 2021
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AI Use in Hiring Means Women with Employment Gaps Get Overlooked

22 Jul 2012
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Study: Women Inspire Corporate Philanthropy

07 Nov 2017
Blog Post

Women and the MBA: 6 Important Aspects of the HBS Program

At Harvard Business School, 42% of the MBA Class of 2019 are women, and the Women’s Student Association (WSA) is the largest club on campus. Women can face unique challenges in the workplace, and we often... View Details

March–April 2020
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What's Really Holding Women Back? It's Not What Most People Think

By: R. Ely and Irene Padavic

Ask people to explain why women remain so dramatically underrepresented in the senior ranks of most companies, and you will hear from the vast majority a lament that goes something like this: High-level jobs require extremely long hours, women's devotion to family... View Details

Keywords: Overwork; Employment; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Work-Life Balance; Organizational Culture

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