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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
From Das’s Desk
lives and careers. It is, perhaps, the greatest proof of the power of HBS lifelong learning that these alumni now say they want the experience to continue throughout their lives and careers. Women on Boards: Succeeding as a Corporate Director. This program addresses... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Accidental Pioneers
Administration (HRPBA). A SELECT FEW: Women arrived at HBS with the same goal as their male counterparts: to further their education and find meaningful work. One of those women was Sara ("Sally") Wilkinson (HRPBA 1959, MBA 1960), who is the earliest living MBA alumna.... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
The Past Informs the Future of Work
“Number, please” was the oft-repeated request made by the more than 100,000 mostly female switchboard operators in the early 20th century. Anyone who had a telephone grew to know the familiar voices that connected them to the outside... View Details
- 20 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2007
Working PapersNone this week. Cases & Course MaterialsFemale Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries Harvard Business School Note 807-018 Examines the extent of and challenges facing female entrepreneurs in developing countries.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence
Both men and women exaggerated the actual gender performance gaps on average, overstating the male advantage in male-typed domains as well as overstating the female advantage in female-typed questions. And in predicting their own... View Details
- Web
Seen and Unseen | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
female figure on the right-hand side of this two-dollar bill from Blackstone Canal Bank. Wearing a feathered headdress and a quiver of arrows on her shoulder, in this case she is likely a hybrid of the Roman goddess Diana (Greek Artemis)... View Details
- 08 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Women Negotiating in the New Millenium
change," she said. "Now because of the changing workforce, we're challenging basic assumptions." To demonstrate the skills necessary for negotiation, Kolb presented a hypothetical situation (Jane's Dilemma), in which a View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Sustainability in Action: Inside Hindustan Unilever’s Public Sanitation and Plastic Recycling Facilities
to protect waste management as an employment opportunity for the predominantly poor and female workforce, who are able to become formalized workers and access certain social welfare protections through the linking of social protection... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Career Peak
working my way up in finance or private industry, and then I’d move into nonprofit work on women’s education in the developing world.” How she’s fulfilling that goal instead: Leading all-women expeditions and speaking out about life as a View Details
Keywords: April White
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
Speaking to nearly 700 alumni at the Women’s Leadership Summit last week, HBS Professor Robin Ely addressed both current and emerging challenges facing women in leadership roles, while emphasizing the critical importance of continued progress. “Today, we face a fresh... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Clubs Hopping: A Healthy Dialogue
American Alumni Association is profiling some of its outstanding female members. Lambert and Mends are among the initial alumnae profilees at www.hbsaaa.net in a project whose goal is to create a total of 50 profiles in celebration of the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
especially in the range of skin tones that were recognized as being beautiful, and profitable. Worldwide, though, paler skins, rounder eyes, slim figures, and white teeth remained the benchmark of female beauty, regardless of ethnicity.... View Details
- Web
Women's History Month | Baker Library
a separate list in 2021, allowing for greater insights into female enterprises. Explore the dashboard to view the rankings and company details, such as the primary industries, the companies by location, the breakdown of company employees,... View Details
- Web
Smaller Collections - Photography Collections - Historical Collections
Included are portraits (a few bearing autographs) of Andrew Carnegie, Walter Percy Chrysler, Pierre Samuel DuPont, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, J. P. Morgan, Andrew Mellon, and Thomas Watson. Female portraits include Dorothy H. Hobson,... View Details
- Profile
Fola Folowosele
its principal female watch brand. In my EC (elective curriculum) year, the experience garnered from both internship roles was vital in securing a full time position at Nike in Corporate Strategy and Development. What are you most looking... View Details
- 08 Nov 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School’s Armed Forces Alumni Association
Lee (MBA 2025), Chief Financial Officer "Throughout my time in the military and now at HBS, I’ve come to realize that the legacy I leave behind depends on the impact I have on others. As a female veteran—representing just 1% of our... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Alumni News | Book Briefs
To break through this glass ceiling, women must learn to take bold steps when opportunities arise. Blalock, who rose to become CIO in the traditionally male utility industry, offers her advice and that of 28 top female executives to show... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
On the Outside at HBS
thought. In this or any context, however, there is a lot of “baggage” in being from a minority. As an outsider, there is an unspoken pressure to speak and act on behalf of “your” people. For example, consider an individual female... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Turning Point: Coming to Cambodia
of my living room in Carlsbad, California. It is she—the beautiful female figure who ignited my dream so many years ago. I continue to work virtually with organizations that nurture and promote the new arts of Cambodia and the Southeast... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Alumni Books
Female Vision: Women’s Real Power at Work by Sally Helgesen and Julie Johnson (MBA ’82) (Berrett-Koehler Publishers) Helgesen and Johnson demonstrate that what women perceive in organizations (like interpersonal factors) often goes... View Details