Gender

In fast-growing markets, women are getting ahead faster, too.

Traditional criteria leave too many qualified leaders behind.

Career-oriented women are increasingly flexing their spending muscle. Here’s how companies can reach these “Golden Misses.”

What do the career prospects of female scientists, the general chaos of the mid-career managers’ life, the failure to adequately develop new cadres of leaders internally, and escalating CEO compensation have in common? Let me suggest that these are interrelated phenomena whose connections with one another may be poorly understood. Let’s start with female scientists. […]

Two facts matter to business: only women have babies and only men make rules.

A survey reveals the potential for hidden biases.

Just one month after Hewlett Packard ousted Mark Hurd for expense report improprieties in his relationship with a female company contractor, the ex-CEO...

In one company, managers were able to reduce gendered descriptions of employee traits and behaviors — but not how they valued and rewarded them.

Tapping its rich mine of educated female talent has been an important factor in allowing India to become one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. But recently this particular dynamo has been showing signs of strain. According to “Women of Tomorrow,” a recent Nielsen survey of 6,500 women across 21 different nations, Indian women are the […]

On this blog, I’ve speculated on the factors that lead to highly talented women dropping out of their once-chosen careers and thus not being available to take the next step, leading to one consequence that these folks are not available in the pool of candidates for top jobs. With this as backdrop, it was fascinating […]

Gender and age trends are redefining the “standard” career trajectory.

Make it a business issue, not a diversity issue.

And it's hurting the companies they work for.

Yes — and here’s how to tell if their efforts are working.

Women know who they are.

Sex in the workplace doesn’t just hurt those parties involved. Sure, Mark Hurd’s recent scandal produced three obvious casualties: Mark Hurd, Hewlett Packard and its shareholders, and even, to an extent, Jodie Fisher. But in the barrage of press attention since the news broke, little mention has been made of a large group of other […]

Research on how “gender fatigue” is holding us back.

Women outnumber men in factory jobs in the global supply chain. Are they risking their lives or improving their livelihoods?

My colleagues in Canada find the U.S. Presidential campaign process exceedingly odd – months and months of debate. What’s the purpose? But I don’t mind the length. I wonder if the process isn’t as much about finding ourselves – sorting out our current national personality – as it is about the candidates finding us. They […]

A new study is both depressing and empowering.

When the mother-daughter founders of DivaCup set out with a mission to disrupt the menstrual care industry with an innovative product form, they initially...

The HBR Women at Work series, based on the popular HBR podcast of the same name, spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout...

In June 2013, the senior vice-president of talent management of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), recognized an organizational need at the...

After Dwyer and Gazin had bought the domain name www.witchsy.com and researched the construction of multiple-seller websites using Google, the entrepreneurs...

In an ever-changing world, certain topics-such as sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and gender-still are hot-button items for many people. This series...

The fictitious Lynn Garcia case examines several managerial challenges faced by first-time CEO Lynn Garcia. After graduating from Stanford's GSB, Garcia...

A career professional at a major consumer goods company, Kym Lew Nelson is hoping to negotiate a promotion to vice president, which would make her one...

In 2011, Junko Yoda with Pam McCambridge launched CLinked, a venture aimed to reduce human trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation....

This case provides the opportunity to perform a real, but simplified, ESG research analysis and portfolio investment decision from the perspective of...

By the spring of 2014, the pilot had come to an end for JPMorgan Chase's ReEntry Program, a program designed for women coming back to the workforce after...

Susan, a first-year analyst at a trading firm, is the only woman among a tight-knit group of 30 analysts, now that Paulette has just been promoted to...

In March 2019, the head marketing consultant at an advertising agency was thinking about a new pitch for the Gillette brand, which had just experienced...

This case describes how SAP Labs India, a research and development center of SAP SE introduced and pursued a wide range of diversity and inclusion (D&I)...

This case should accompany the (A) and (C) cases, "Gender and Free Speech at Google" (318085) and (319097).

Ilene Lang started her career in technology at a time when the tech sector was new and women had only recently entered the workplace in large numbers....

Since its founding in 2019 by Kim Kardashian and Jens Grede, Skims, a solutions-oriented brand creating the next generation of underwear, loungewear,...

In a career that spanned over 30 years, Maggie Wilderotter served as CEO of two publicly traded companies and served on 32 corporate and nine association...

This case describes the journey that led to the creation of Saaf Sehatmand Services (SSS), a business founded by leaders from five consumer goods companies...

A former investment banking professional had her eureka moment when she noticed instances of assaults on single women travelling alone in taxi cabs at...

In fast-growing markets, women are getting ahead faster, too.

Traditional criteria leave too many qualified leaders behind.

Career-oriented women are increasingly flexing their spending muscle. Here’s how companies can reach these “Golden Misses.”

What do the career prospects of female scientists, the general chaos of the mid-career managers’ life, the failure to adequately develop new cadres of leaders internally, and escalating CEO compensation have in common? Let me suggest that these are interrelated phenomena whose connections with one another may be poorly understood. Let’s start with female scientists. […]

When the mother-daughter founders of DivaCup set out with a mission to disrupt the menstrual care industry with an innovative product form, they initially...

Two facts matter to business: only women have babies and only men make rules.

A survey reveals the potential for hidden biases.

Just one month after Hewlett Packard ousted Mark Hurd for expense report improprieties in his relationship with a female company contractor, the ex-CEO...

The HBR Women at Work series, based on the popular HBR podcast of the same name, spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout...