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María Michelena
María Michelena, Executive Director of InGenia Uruguay and Chairwoman of OMEU, discusses how she first encountered OMEU’s initiatives to support women entrepreneurs in Uruguay, noting the importance of instilling self-confidence in younger generations. View Details
- 31 Jul 2013
- News
How to fix China's pension system
- January 1982 (Revised July 2007)
- Case
Jody McVay
A Harvard MBA '78 has been successful at getting things done in a consumer products company with an "entrenched" culture. She has also handled issues women face in a "male culture" rather well. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Gender; Management Skills; Consumer Products Industry; Retail Industry
Conger, Jay A., and Vijay V. Sathe. "Jody McVay." Harvard Business School Case 482-063, January 1982. (Revised July 2007.)
- 07 Jul 2017
- News
When Potential Mentors Are Mostly White and Male
- 06 Mar 2017
- News
The Power of Mentorship
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Narayanan Vaghul
Narayanan Vaghul, Former Chairman of ICICI Bank Limited, discusses the bank's approach to gender neutrality in recruitment and outlines proactive measures that supported the advancement of more women in senior positions (Filmed October 26, 2017). View Details
- 01 Nov 2019
- Video
Patrick Chalhoub
Patrick Chalhoub, CEO of Dubai-based luxury retailer Chalhoub, discusses the changing gender balance of customers from the male, head-of-household, dominated 1960s, to the 2010s when women are more likely the... View Details
- 28 Oct 2011
- News
For Incoming I.B.M. Chief, Self-Confidence is Rewarded
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Be A Better Mom. Go to Work.
- 27 Jan 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Discretion Within the Constraints of Opportunity: Gender Homophily and Structure in a Formal Organization
- Article
On Her Own Account: How Strengthening Women's Financial Control Impacts Labor Supply and Gender Norms
By: Natalia Rigol, Simone Schaner, Rohini Pande, Erica Field and Charity Troyer Moore
Can increasing control over earnings incentivize a woman to work, and thereby influence norms around gender roles? We randomly varied whether rural Indian women received bank accounts, training in account use, and direct deposit of public sector wages into their own... View Details
Rigol, Natalia, Simone Schaner, Rohini Pande, Erica Field, and Charity Troyer Moore. "On Her Own Account: How Strengthening Women's Financial Control Impacts Labor Supply and Gender Norms." American Economic Review 111, no. 7 (July 2021): 2342–2375.
- 2011
- Working Paper
The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India
By: Lakshmi Iyer, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra and Petia Topalova
Using state-level variation in the timing of political reforms, we find that an increase in female representation in local government induces a large and significant rise in documented crimes against women in India. Our evidence suggests that this increase is good... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Crime and Corruption; Local Range; Laws and Statutes; Law Enforcement; Gender; Power and Influence; Public Administration Industry; India
Iyer, Lakshmi, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra, and Petia Topalova. "The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-092, March 2011. (Revised July 2011.)
- 19 Nov 2019
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Zia Mody
Zia Mody, founder of AZB & Partners, a leading corporate law firm in India, describes changes in the gender balance in the field of law in India since the 1980s. She reports that AZB now has about 50... View Details