Gender

Three strategies, based on interviews with 37 senior leaders.

Ugh.

Progress has been both glacial and uneven.

I was just a year out of college, and interviewing for a sales assistant position at PaineWebber. One of my prospective bosses offered me $24,000. I countered with $27,000. He pulled out his calculator like a gun from a holster, punched in $3,000, divided it by 52, and in a clipped tone responded, “That’s only […]

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 […]

We all learn to lead through stretch assignments.

Most companies say they're committed to advancing women into leadership roles. What they may fail to recognize, though, is that systemic barriers are...

Many felt pressure to lie about their personal lives.

A much-quoted study from a few years back shows that companies with high numbers of female directors on their boards perform substantially better on three metrics—return on equity, return on sales, and return on invested capital—than companies with very few or no female directors. A group of researchers led by Harvard sociologist Frank Dobbin is […]

A study shows some women downplay their ambitions to find a partner.

Just because leadership feedback is positive doesn't mean it's helpful.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School professor and regular blogger for HBR.org, explains why women’s compensation and advancement to the highest ranks have failed to keep pace with their impressive inroads into the workforce.

And what leaders can do to prevent it.

Without broader commitments to advancing women, these programs can signal that women are deficient and need fixing.

Targets must be detailed to create transparency, shared to induce accountability, and accompanied by action plans to promote change.

Only 12% of the CEOs of large U.S. financial firms are women.

Surprised by a gender stereotype? React calmly, directly, and move on.

It’s time to stop pretending everyone’s the same.

Corporate interest in and action on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), which had risen sharply following the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements,...

The overlooked value of administrivia.

The proven rewards of a gender-balanced business. Scores of studies have shown the benefits to the bottom line of gender-balanced organizations. A handful...

At luxury fashion house Maison Chloé, minds were focused on the first collection of new Creative Director, Gabriela Hearst, which was just hitting the...

In January 1990, the chief executive of this small yarn-production company must resolve a surprising cash shortage. The tasks for the student are to evaluate...

Do men and women have distinct leadership styles? Do they approach management differently? This note summarizes the two perspectives that have dominated...

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

This case examines the unique challenges faced by ridesharing company Careem as a business operating in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region....

Handout for Case UV8435

The ability of commercial airlines to fly their planes means little without a space in which to land them. In some congested US airports, the times and...

Ana Paula Pessoa built a career at the largest media conglomerate in Latin America, combining a passion for digital transformation with a commitment to...

In January 2016, the 113-year-old tea brand Brooke Bond Red Label (Red Label), a sub-brand of Hindustan Unilever Limited, created a groundbreaking advertising...

In 2000, media superstar Oprah Winfrey promised the recently retired Nelson Mandela, first president of post-apartheid South Africa, that she would build...

This field-based case uses the challenges an elementary school principal encountered during her first year as a seasoned professional in an underperforming...

The manager of the Revenue Enhancement Department of an airline has to decide the optimal number of seats to reserve for discount customers on a particular...

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...

Juhi Warrier was a successful human resources (HR) professional with almost two decades of work experience across various industries. She had recently...

MRW is a courier firm based in Barcelona (Spain). In 2010, it was consolidating internationalization of its business. It is against this background that...

Supplement to case 116015. A Swedish newspaper reveals that IKEA has erased all images of women from its catalog for Saudi Arabia. The article sparks...

This case depicts the critical decisions Xingli Dong (Shirley) made during her career transition from a female Ph. D. in engineering to Energy Automation...

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

Three strategies, based on interviews with 37 senior leaders.

Ugh.

Progress has been both glacial and uneven.

I was just a year out of college, and interviewing for a sales assistant position at PaineWebber. One of my prospective bosses offered me $24,000. I countered with $27,000. He pulled out his calculator like a gun from a holster, punched in $3,000, divided it by 52, and in a clipped tone responded, “That’s only […]

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 […]

We all learn to lead through stretch assignments.

Most companies say they're committed to advancing women into leadership roles. What they may fail to recognize, though, is that systemic barriers are...

Many felt pressure to lie about their personal lives.

A much-quoted study from a few years back shows that companies with high numbers of female directors on their boards perform substantially better on three metrics—return on equity, return on sales, and return on invested capital—than companies with very few or no female directors. A group of researchers led by Harvard sociologist Frank Dobbin is […]

A study shows some women downplay their ambitions to find a partner.