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- 01 Mar 2018
- News
‘We were just doing what needed to be done’
faculty members, so the women students I’m sure felt some of that. We dealt with both race and gender issues. LEWIS: In the first year, I recall there being no African Americans on the faculty. In the second year there were a number of... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Family Dynamic
battles for traction and respect. “We’ve made progress in Indonesia when it comes to gender equality, but we still have so much work to do,” she says, adding that entrepreneurship is one avenue for achieving equity. Kamdani, who founded... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Sheila Lirio Marcelo, MBA 1998/JD 1999
successful online marketplace Care.com. Marcelo, the fifth of six children, was raised in a tight-knit family. Her parents, who eloped in their late teens, did not fall into stereotypical gender roles. “My father was the one who stood by... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990)
international currencies with special drawing rights for development projects. “We named it for the Chinese woman warrior to signify the World Bank’s focus on gender issues.” One for all: “Last year, donor countries and the World Bank put... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Alumni Books
Compare this with the American saying “the squeaky wheel gets the grease,” and it’s clear that different cultures teach different values, which often translate into distinct ways of doing business. In today’s global business world, understanding the cultural and View Details
- 09 Feb 2017
- News
Black Business Leaders Series: Putting Diversity to Work
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
An Advocate for Women's Equality
established the groundbreaking Task Force on Women's Rights and Responsibilities. That body's recommendations, included in its "A Matter of Simple Justice" report, was a blueprint for working toward gender equality in the White House and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: How to Build a More Diverse Board
Recent studies have found that gender diversity in the corporate boardroom can enhance dialogue, curb excessive risk-taking, and boost both performance and share price. And yet, women still hold only about 19 percent of S&P 500 company... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
along gender lines. That said, the female leaders with whom I've interacted have often been better able to leverage creativity and out-of-the-box thinking—vital characteristics, given business's need for innovation and continual... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
More at www.WineriesOfTheSierraFoothills.com. Gender Balance: When Men Step Up edited by Marie-Christine Maheas (GMP 8, 2010) (Editions Eyrolles) The business leaders interviewed for this book are categorical: View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Program Catalyzes New Streams of Research
University of Pennsylvania Creary studies the dynamics of inclusion and allyship in organizations. She has been associated with the HBS community since 2007, as Professor David Thomas’s research associate, as a member of Professor Robin Ely’s View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
On the Outside at HBS
of my race, gender, age, professional background, or some combination thereof. And it probably doesn’t matter: Assumptions about race and gender exist across all contexts, and those stereotypes are likely no worse at HBS than anywhere... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020
sexual harassment and double standards, the gender gap continues to hinder the advancement of women in the professional world. In Digital Goddess, Victoria Montgomery-Brown shares her story in an entertaining and educational light. Told... View Details
- 05 Jun 2017
- News
Women on Boards: A Course Becomes a Movement
toward more inclusive organizational cultures, more inclusive boards. There’s a high demand for understanding how to get there. At HBS, we have a critical mass of faculty researchers looking at gender and at governance and faculty... View Details
Keywords: Margaret Kelley
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Better Hiring Through Brain Science
countless studies have shown that résumé reviewers often exhibit bias—consciously or unconsciously—against women and minorities, Pymetrics’s matches arrive without any demographic data. “And there are no known gender or ethnic biases in... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 29 Jan 2021
- News
Holding Business to Account
Boston to meet with me,” she recalls with some amazement. “And I suddenly realized the power, the reach we had as shareholders.” Aiyer demonstrated to Albertsons that unfair employment practices were a financial liability, and the company made a commitment to View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
marketplace. Using BCG's proprietary market segmentation of the two nations, the authors dissect the markets based on wealth, education, attitude, geography, age, and gender and tell how to reach these important emerging consumers through... View Details
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
Deserve Gender Equity campaign in New York City, an effort to shift the harsh disciplinary policies that have disproportionately led to girls and gender-nonconforming students of color being pushed out of schools. In Massachusetts, the... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 23 Apr 2018
- News
Sowing the Seeds of Leadership
faculty and emphasize values, ethical entrepreneurship, gender equality, and environmental and social commitment. “Every one of our students has the potential to go back home and lift people out of poverty in some of the most vulnerable... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Q & A: Laura Liswood and the Council of Women World Leaders
candidates. With about one hundred thousand people responding, the top five votegetters were Hillary Rodham Clinton, Elizabeth Dole, Christine Todd Whitman, Dianne Feinstein, and General Claudia Kennedy [the highest ranking woman in the military]. We've also done... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry