women - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2019
News

The Burden Legacy

1971, feminist activist and journalist Gloria Steinem spoke to the Harvard Business Women (today’s Women’s Student Association). Boxing champion Muhammad Ali electrified a packed auditorium when he addressed the Harvard College Class of... View Details

Keywords: Linda Kush

Portrait Project

Selamile Dlamini

fences, and have birthed 2.4 kids. Raised in Eswatini, I grew up under the facade of free speech. Intimidated by the fear of retaliation, I learned quickly to silence my political thoughts. I grew up around women who have long been... View Details

06 Feb 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

2018 Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism American Capitalism: New Histories By: Beckert, Sven, and Christine Desan, eds. Abstract—The United States has long epitomized capitalism. From its enterprising shopkeepers, wildcat banks, violent slave... View Details

29 Nov 2011
Working Paper Summaries

Local Industrial Structures and Female Entrepreneurship in India

Keywords: by Ejaz Ghani, William R. Kerr & Stephen O'Connell

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HBS Health Care Initiative - Blog: Health Supplement

in the United States, at least 50 million women are entering menopause, and a recent survey has shown a majority of them face a lack of care, treatment, and support from their existing providers, and a sense of isolation. What can... View Details

03 Jan 2023
Book

Confront Workplace Inequity in 2023: Dig Deep, Build Bridges, Take Collective Action

Despite calls for making the workplace more equitable, women, particularly Black women, continue to get the short end of the stick at work. Only 6 percent of the top 3,000 companies in the US are led by a woman. In 2022, only two Black View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

04 Jan 2024
News

Great Heights

focuses on helping mid-career women in the technology industry ascend to the next level. Photos by Michael Hanson When Kostova graduated from HBS, she believed that sexism was largely a relic of previous generations. But it didn’t take... View Details

Keywords: Amy Crawford

17 Jan 2020
In Practice

6 Traits That Set Top Business Leaders Apart

World on Fire. Image: Eoneren Related Reading When Your Passion Works Against You What Machine Learning Teaches Us about CEO Leadership Style How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Will View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

Profile

Christina Byrd

female in the workplace – there were women at every level of the organization.” In her subsequent work at Uber, Christina shifted from executive to broad-based compensation. “Given the press backlash at the time and large cultural shifts,... View Details

20 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Blind Spots: We’re Not as Ethical as We Think

interest to remain, the leaders are responsible for the boundedly unethical actions that follow. Q: How do you become aware of your blind spots? A: By looking at the data. If you firmly believe that you want to give women and minorities... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy - Recruiting

platform for purpose.” “The beauty industry is a $500 billion industry that's been built to make women feel that they should look a certain way or feel a certain way. We are looking to turn that on its head and give voice to the idea that... View Details

05 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures

share their mistakes as a team-building exercise to improve communication and collaboration. “You can motivate your team to work harder by doing this,” Brooks says. “I know I have felt that way seeing other women who have succeeded. I... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

09 Jun 2022
Blog Post

The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back

with a group of sectionmates I didn’t know very well. I met one of them through a Women in Investing Club event, and she invited me on the trip. As an introvert, I was hesitant at first—spending a whole weekend with people I didn’t know... View Details

01 Jun 2000
News

Going Public: Margaret M. Crotty

year after graduating from Princeton with a degree in history. As a consultant, she evaluated community development programs throughout Indonesia and helped rural women build microenterprises. The resourcefulness of the View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

22 Jun 2022
Book

Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path

Reinvent Your Career How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family How Women Can Learn from Even Biased Feedback Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win Feedback or... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

2025
Working Paper

Discrimination, Rejection, and Job Search

By: Anne Boring, Katherine Coffman, Dylan Glover and María José González-Fuentes

We investigate how candidates’ willingness to apply responds to (potential) discrimination and rejection using a simulated labor market. Past work has shown that “blinding” job applications reduces discrimination and increases the rate at which women are hired. Our... View Details

Keywords: Job Search; Prejudice and Bias; Selection and Staffing; Demographics

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About the Project - Creating Emerging Markets

Bogota, Colombia, and Universidad del Pacifico, Lima, Peru. Candidates are selected not only for their exceptional achievements, but also for the unique perspectives that they offer on the ways in which their industries have changed over time. Thus, interviewees are... View Details

November–December 2024
Article

Group Size and Its Impact on Diversity-Related Perceptions and Hiring Decisions in Homogeneous Groups

By: Aneesh Rai, Edward H. Chang, Erika Kirgios and Katherine L. Milkman

Why do some homogeneous groups face backlash for lacking diversity, whereas others escape censure? We show that a homogeneous group’s size changes how it is perceived and whether decision makers pursue greater diversity in its ranks. We theorize that people make... View Details

Keywords: Diversity; Perception; Decision Making; Groups and Teams; Selection and Staffing; Size