Women's Health - Publications - Faculty & Research

January 2021 (Revised October 2021)
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iOpenEye: Theater and #MeToo in Nigeria

By: Caroline Elkins, Tarun Khanna and Joyce J. Kim

In 2014, Ifeoma Fafunwa, an award-winning playwright and director, founded iOpenEye, a commercial production company dedicated to driving social change through performance art. iOpenEye’s flagship theatrical production was called “Hear Word! Naija Woman Talk True,”... View Details

Keywords: Theatre; Social Change; Entrepreneurship; Social Enterprise; Arts; Entertainment; Social Issues; Health Pandemics; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Model; Nigeria

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02 Mar 2023
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Women, Work, and the "M" Word

Santander Bank are setting a new standard by creating meaningful benefits to support menopausal employees. The rest of us should catch up without delay. About the author: Jannine Versi is the co-founder and COO of Elektra Health, an innovative View Details

25 Jan 2024
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Being a Team Player: Why College Athletes Succeed in Business

finance, law, or tech services, while female athletes more often chose education and health care. Graduates who participated in such “lower academic admission standard” sports were more likely to go into finance following graduation at... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

available below. Women's Leadership Summit: Celebrating and Advancing Women Leaders November 7 & 8, 2024 In early November, over 600 HBS alumni came back to campus for the Women’s Leadership Summit. For the full list of speaker bios,... View Details

14 May 2013
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First Look: May 14

U.S. State Department As U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton acted on a long-standing interest in public-private partnerships to elevate and activate an Office of Global Partnerships reporting directly to her. One major initiative that also addressed her... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 17, 2009

compensation structure, and corporate governance approach, leading up to August 2008. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709449 The Cleveland Clinic: Growth Strategy 2008 Harvard Business School Case... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Aug 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29

defining societal issue of the 21st century. The debate over “who gets what’ underlies policy debates ranging from taxation to health care to wages and permeates society at all levels, attracting increasing interest from policymakers,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

Stephen W. Sanger General Mills, 1995–Present David Sarnoff Radio Corporation of America, 1930–1966 Clarence Saunders Piggly Wiggly Stores, 1916–1924 George A. Schaefer Caterpillar Tractor Company, 1985–1990 Leonard D. Schaeffer Wellpoint View Details

06 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 6

MBA program in 1963. By 2013, the number of women in the MBA classroom had reached 40%. The 50th anniversary of women's enrollment in the traditional MBA program gave HBS Dean Nitin Nohria the opportunity to take stock of the progress... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

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Connect with Clubs - Recruiting

Health & Wellness Club Co-Presidents Jess Haghani jhaghani@mba2025.hbs.edu Sara Gagnon sgagnon@mba2025.hbs.edu Health Care Club Co-Presidents Matthew Hirschfeld mhirschfeld@mba2027.hbs.edu Gianni Thomas... View Details

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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

health care and high-tech industries. Biederman graduated from Princeton University and was a Baker Scholar at HBS. Bilden (MBA 1991) Family US Military and National Security Fellowship The Bilden Family US Military and National Security... View Details

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Technology & Operations Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Management PhD in Organizational Behavior PhD in Health Policy Management PhD in Business Economics Executive Education The Women's Leadership Forum 03–07 MAR 2025 PLD Module 5 20 MAY–25 JUL 2025 Authentic... View Details

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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

management of UCCA wondered what they could do to achieve growth and financial viability while continuing to realize their mission. 2014 Discussion Paper The Promise of Microfinance and Women's Empowerment: What Does the Evidence Say? By:... View Details

02 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 2

candidates. We find that increasing the political representation of Muslims improves health and education outcomes in the district from which the legislator is elected. We find no evidence of religious favoritism: Muslim children do not... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

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By: Reshmaan N. Hussam

Engaged with field work in South Asia and East Africa, Professor Hussam places a focus on exploring questions with strong theoretical motivation in the economics literature as well as relevant downstream policy implications. Her research spans four broad interests.... View Details

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Alumnae Circles - Alumni

intimacy and trust. Meeting structure and topics of discussion vary greatly from group to group, but they can include issues such as: Work/Life Balance Relationships Children Aging Parents Community Involvement Health Professional... View Details

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Skydeck - Alumni

improving India’s water quality and health outcomes Home Grown Naveen Tewari (MBA 2005) , founder of InMobi and now Glance, is at the forefront of a growing trend of global consumer technology companies created in Asia—not just powered by... View Details

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The Chao Center: The Heart of HBS Executive Education

as: Directions to places on or off campus, restaurant advice, or finding a taxi Package delivery Maintenance or housekeeping issues, lost keys, or other residence hall issues Laundry and dry cleaning Non-emergency health issues—from... View Details

01 Jun 1999
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Ikenna Okezie

and the Harvard Medical School. He plans to combine his two loves - medicine and entrepreneurship - in a way that will improve health care for all. Born in Nigeria, Okezie came to the United States at the age of two and was raised in... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

15 Dec 2023
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The Musts of 2023

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. At fall reunions, we set up shop on campus and asked alumni about what media moved them this year. What changed their minds or their hearts. And their answers ran... View Details

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