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- 04 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Schmoozing with the Boss Helps Men Get Promoted
male employees were earning 13 percent more than male employees who had female managers. In contrast, women progressed in their careers the same way regardless of whether they had a male or female manager.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Kristin W. Mugford | About
roles and became the first female partner in the firm's history. Kristin helped start Bain Capital Credit (founded as Sankaty Advisors), and prior to her retirement was responsible for the oversight of their high yield investments and a... View Details
- 22 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
Launching the Women in Tech Initiative at HBS
management positions in tech companies are held by people identifying as female (Source: Statista); 27% of female respondents to a PwC study considered a tech career, compared to 62% of males respondents... View Details
- 03 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Recent Grad Reflections: From Being Cold Called to Becoming a Case Protagonist
was that a majority of the protagonists from the 500+ cases I read as an HBS MBA student did not look like or have a similar background as me, an Asian female immigrant. After receiving repeated and direct feedback from students, the HBS... View Details
- 04 Nov 2015
- What Do You Think?
Why Does Gender Diversity Improve Financial Performance?
included those that “women have greater analytical skills and coordinate activities with much (greater) ease than men while upholding company values and strategy” (Mathews Daniel Kapito); “Having senior female leaders should lead to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 May 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating the First HBS African-American Mother-Daughter Duo
community support to amplify my journey and contribution. Little did I know, we’d become the first African-American mother-daughter duo to graduate. B.J. and her mom, Benaree As a Black female founder, I’ve been extremely fortunate to... View Details
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A Tradition of Philanthropy - Alumni
first eight women graduate from HBS’s two-year MBA Program in 1965, setting the stage for future generations of female leaders. 1970s-80s Increased support from alumni and friends enables HBS to complete its original campus plan, endow 34... View Details
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Research - Race, Gender & Equity
Paper A Gender Backlash: Does Exposure to Female Labor Market Participation Fuel Gender Conservatism? By: Paula Rettl , Diane Bolet, Catherine E. De Vries, Simone Cremaschi, Tarik Abou-Chadi and Sergi Pardos-Prado The growing... View Details
- 27 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
Video: Inspirational Women in Business
Advanced Micro Devices. She has the unique combination of both technical genius, as well as business acumen. She led an incredible transformation and turnaround of AMD into one of the fastest-growing semiconductor companies in the world. Whitley Cargile: The View Details
- 26 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
Making the Switch from Finance to Fitness
Being a young Nigerian female on a highly quantitative desk was already unconventional, but I was also joining the firm with an untraditional background as a liberal arts major with previous experiences in media. Nevertheless, I was still... View Details
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Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity
an Asian female means I don’t fit into the traditional stereotypes of the ideal worker.” AGE 34, ASIAN, CONSULTING, SINGAPORE We asked working alumnae to tell us about any sexual harassment they had encountered within the last three... View Details
- 10 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces
white female tutor asked a black student about her hair weave. Often, these attempts led to higher engagement and a feeling of closeness that benefited the relationship. Other times, the result was a sense of estrangement. In discussing... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Tishler. Amy C. Edmondson : Included in the 2017 Thinkers50 list—a list of the world's most influential management thinkers. Amy C. Edmondson : Winner of the 2017 Thinkers50 Talent Award. Frances X. Frei : First female SVP of Leadership &... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
A History of Women at HBS
SIGN ME UP: Registration at Baker Library in 1960 BAKER LIBRARY HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS The presence of female students on the HBS campus is no longer a novelty, but a new Centennial year exhibit at the Baker Library | Bloomberg Center... View Details
- 26 Sep 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Lady Gaga
tour, "Fame Kills." The event was supposed to launch in November but, on September 13, West famously stormed the stage at the MTV Music Awards, just as the young country star Taylor Swift was accepting the award for Best Female... View Details
- 11 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Meet the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association
amazing resource for advice on academics and daily life at HBS. Some of the fellow female veterans were instrumental in helping me prepare for midterms! The AFAA Community Co-President last year, Yung Winata, created some amazing bonding... View Details
- 13 May 2019
- Blog Post
The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS
about and what you’re willing to sacrifice (or as Strategy puts it: choose what to be bad at). Kate LeBeau (MBA 2019) Pregnant EC | Delivery EC How has being at HBS shaped your experience during pregnancy/delivery/early motherhood? HBS provided me an actual village... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
and female founders—a time of day more compatible with family schedules than the typical evening and weekend offerings. It has also organized a volunteer group of investors, mentors, and advisors for weekly “office hours” to review pitch... View Details
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?
Eiichi Shibusawa continues to gain influence in Japan—even though he died almost a century ago. Japan’s government announced earlier this year that the 19th century business leader would be the face on 10,000 yen ($90) bank notes—the highest value denomination in... View Details
- 17 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why Business Should Support Employees Who Are Caregivers
Companies face a growing yet largely undetected threat to their worker productivity, employee retention and, ultimately, competitive advantage: the needs of employees who are caregivers. The aging population, an increasingly female... View Details