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So Your Boss Offered You a Meaningless Promotion
Organizational Development Digital ArticleEmpty new titles are a common form of "diversity-washing." -
Women of the Workplace, Uniting
Gender Digital ArticleBetween waves of layoffs and evaporating job opportunities, we’re in a climate that naturally breeds an every-woman-for-herself mentality. A recent study by the Workplace Bullying Institute found that female bullies were alive — and, more than 70 percent of the time, kicking other women. But I’ve also seen companies encouraging their smart women to help […] -
“Actually,” She Said, “He Works for Me.”
Consumer behavior Digital ArticleSurprised by a gender stereotype? React calmly, directly, and move on. -
Is It OK for a Bunch of Men to Lead a "Women in the Workforce" Initiative?
Global Business Digital ArticleYes - and here's how to tell if their efforts are working. -
Why Stock Price Drops When Women Join the Board
Organizational Development Digital ArticleBias, pure and simple, appears to be the reason why a company's stock price tends to decrease after women take seats on the board of directors. But what... -
3 Ways Men Can Advance Gender Equity at Work
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleThe majority of men report that they care about the issue. Here’s what’s holding them back from enacting change. -
Gender Initiatives Are Culture Change Initiatives
Gender Digital ArticleAt least, the successful ones are. -
7 Lessons from the U.S. Women's Soccer Team's Fight for Equal Pay
Organizational Development Digital ArticleEmployees facing discrimination can follow their example. -
Which Types of Companies Are Adding Women to Their Boards, and Which Aren't
Organizational Development Digital ArticleYounger companies are lagging behind older ones. -
Dads, Commit to Your Family at Home and at Work
Work-life balance Big IdeaMen want to step up. Here are four places to start. -
When People Assume You're Not In Charge Because You're a Woman
Organizational Development Digital Article"Role incredulity" is a systemic issue - and organizations need to deal with it. -
Three Ways to Fish in the Global Talent Pool
Talent management Digital ArticleThe world is your talent pool. We’ve been hearing that message ever since corporations started chattering about globalization. The real issue is, how well do you fish in that pool? The difference between strategically fishing and merely flailing the waters of an increasingly diverse talent pool was the top issue at the recent Hidden Brain […] -
Where the Race for Talent Is Tight, Women Gain Speed
Gender Digital ArticleIn fast-growing markets, women are getting ahead faster, too. -
How Star Women Build Portable Skills
Career transitions Magazine ArticleResearch has shown that star performers often falter when they move to new companies. Further analysis reveals that’s true primarily of men. -
The Free Market Has Failed U.S. Working Parents
Gender Big IdeaNew federal policies for paid leave, quality and affordable childcare, fair work schedules, and living wages are more important than ever. -
The Different Reasons Men and Women Leave Their Successful Startups
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When the Glass Ceiling Helps
Gender Digital ArticleThe glass ceiling is an infamous barrier, but a team at Duke recently discovered that it actually metamorphoses from a negative to a positive as women move from below it to above it. For middle-management women, it’s a barrier; for top leaders, it’s a mark of courage and ability. In fact, women in the top […] -
The More Women Earn, the Less Healthy They Feel
Gender Digital ArticleBut a new study’s findings are far from straightforward. -
Research: Men Get Credit for Voicing Ideas, but Not Problems. Women Don’t Get Credit for Either
Leading teams Digital ArticleAnd there are implications for who becomes a leader. -
What Men Can Do to Be Better Mentors and Sponsors to Women
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleUnderstand their challenges and help them get ahead.
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Research: How Remote Work Impacts Women at Different Stages of Their Careers
Gender Digital ArticleData on software engineers at a Fortune 500 company revealed that junior and senior women saw contrasting costs and benefits. -
Research: When Employees Identify with Their Company, They’re Less Likely to Recognize Gender Discrimination
Workplace discrimination Digital ArticleBeware the “not here” bias. -
More Women Work in Nonprofits. So Why Do Men End Up Leading Them?
Gender Digital ArticleData from 1 million nonprofit workers show that men have an easier pathway to leadership — and suggests how to level the playing field. -
Research: How to Close the Gender Gap in Startup Financing
Business and society Digital ArticleThree ways policymakers, financiers, and other stakeholders can mitigate gender bias in entrepreneurial funding. -
What Demographics Forms Say About Inclusivity at Your Company
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleTwo low-cost, low-risk suggestions that can boost belonging. -
Research: How Women Can Build High-Status Networks
Gender Digital ArticleCompanies can help women overcome common obstacles they face when trying to forge powerful professional ties. -
How to Build an Intersectional Approach to Talent Management
Intersectionality Digital ArticleMany organizations now realize that their struggles with workplace culture and recruitment may stem from a monolithic approach to policies, processes, and mindsets. -
A Better Way for Companies to Address Pay Gaps
Business ethics Digital ArticleBy using a structured analysis, organizations can truly begin to deliver on the promise of pay equity. -
How Companies Can Support Employees Experiencing Menopause
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleInaction will be increasingly costly for organizations. -
Research: Why Gender Bias Persists, Even When Organizations Try to Curb It
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleIn one company, managers were able to reduce gendered descriptions of employee traits and behaviors — but not how they valued and rewarded them. -
3 Ways Men Can Advance Gender Equity at Work
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleThe majority of men report that they care about the issue. Here’s what’s holding them back from enacting change. -
Research: How Women Improve Decision-Making on Boards
Gender Digital ArticleEvidence suggests they enable deeper, more nuanced boardroom discussions. -
Overcoming Today’s DEI Leadership Challenges
Diversity and inclusion Big IdeaAn interview with former VICE Media chief people officer Daisy Auger-Domínguez. -
Where Does DEI Go from Here?
Diversity and inclusion Big IdeaFostering four freedoms can benefit employees and companies alike. -
The Next Phase of DEI
Management Digital Article"The Next Phase of DEI" Big Idea features the following three articles. In "Where Does DEI Go from Here?", author Laura Morgan Roberts, a researcher in... -
When Diversity Meets Feedback
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Jim Fielding, Ex-Head of Disney Stores, on the Struggles of Making It as a Queer Executive
Business and society Digital ArticleWorking–and living–inauthentically can cause stress, mental illness, or worse. -
How a Remote Australian Mine Became a Gender-Balanced Workplace
Gender Digital ArticleThe transformation sheds light on how sexist and homophobic cultures in male-dominated industries can change. -
What SCOTUS’s Affirmative Action Decision Means for Corporate DEI
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleEven if the law continues to evolve in a conservative direction, at least three common approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion will endure. -
How Managers Can Dismantle “Benevolent Marginalization”
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleWhat some managers see as help actually prevents marginalized people from advocating for themselves.
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Kathy Fish at Procter & Gamble: Navigating Industry Disruption by Disrupting from Within
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details When Kathy Fish, Procter & Gamble's Chief Research, Development & Innovation Officer, and a 40-year company veteran, stepped into her role in 2014, she... -
Career at a Crossroads? (B)
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details 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... -
Out for Blood: Tyler Shultz and Theranos (D)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Case Supplement for Case UV8435 -
Women in Venture Capital: Cindy Padnos and Aileen Lee
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case focuses on Cindy Padnos's and Aileen Lee's experiences founding their own VC firms. It introduces some of the tradeoffs and challenges facing... -
Women Entrepreneurs and Tech Ecosystems: One City, Two Realities, and Four Diverse Women
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Four diverse women entrepreneurs launched their ventures in a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem that was part of a shift to a creative technology-driven... -
NEW FRDM: Business Beyond the Binary (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In this two-part case, in case A, a non-binary entrepreneur founded New FRDM Bodywear Ltd. (NEW FRDM) in 2015 in Toronto, Canada. The apparel and accessories... -
Gucci in the Metaverse
Management Case Study11.95View Details Set in April 2022, the case chronicles how Kering-owned luxury-fashion house Gucci underwent a comprehensive creative and cultural transformation, making... -
Double Career Negotiation (B): Confidential Instructions for the Medical Doctor
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Supplement to case IN1225. A scored 1-on-1 multi-issue negotiation between two romantic partners (an MBA student and medical doctor). After being away... -
Hailey's Handbags: Customer Complaints or Cyberbullying?
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details The owner of Hailey's Handbags, a New England-based online business selling handmade products, had successfully grown her company using a limited-release... -
ABB India: Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details ABB India, the Indian subsidiary of ABB Global, has been lagging behind the parent company's other subsidiaries in terms of its percentage of female employees.... -
EnFi Textiles
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case is about a manufacturer of textile products in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1991 by Jitka Entlichová and her husband Milan Fiedler, EnFi manufactured... -
Differences and Diversity Issues: Selected Vignettes
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details 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... -
Shared Sisterhood: How to Take Collective Action for Racial and Gender Equity at Work
30.00View Details Gender equity can't happen without racial equity. We need Shared Sisterhood. Bias persists in organizations and society. Despite efforts that have been... -
Overcoming Overwork (HBR Women at Work Series)
Management Book24.95View Details Overworked? Overwhelmed? Protect yourself from burnout. The amount of work placed on women is often insurmountable. Along with doing what's required for... -
Williams HR Law: Aligning Growth with Purpose and Values
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case highlights the challenges encountered by Laura Williams, founder and owner of Williams HR Law, a firm based in Toronto, Ontario, providing a... -
Helga Wear: The Unzipped Potential of Women's Workwear
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case traces the story of Jodi Huettner, a mechanical engineer, and her journey to launch Helga Wear Inc. (Helga Wear), a company that developed personal... -
Gender and Free Speech at Google (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In August 2017, Google fired James Damore, a 28-year-old software engineer who had been employed by the company since 2013. The move came after Damore... -
Red Hat Canada: Bridging the Gender Gap
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In August 2017, the Canadian country leader of Red Hat Inc., an open source software company, was reviewing the progress made by the Canadian subsidiary... -
Thriving in a Male-Dominated Workplace (HBR Women at Work Series)
24.95View Details Find success in a workplace dominated by men. Sexism. Self-doubt. Invisibility. When you're one of the only women in your workplace, it can be difficult...
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So Your Boss Offered You a Meaningless Promotion
Organizational Development Digital ArticleEmpty new titles are a common form of "diversity-washing." -
Women of the Workplace, Uniting
Gender Digital ArticleBetween waves of layoffs and evaporating job opportunities, we’re in a climate that naturally breeds an every-woman-for-herself mentality. A recent study by the Workplace Bullying Institute found that female bullies were alive — and, more than 70 percent of the time, kicking other women. But I’ve also seen companies encouraging their smart women to help […] -
“Actually,” She Said, “He Works for Me.”
Consumer behavior Digital ArticleSurprised by a gender stereotype? React calmly, directly, and move on. -
Is It OK for a Bunch of Men to Lead a "Women in the Workforce" Initiative?
Global Business Digital ArticleYes - and here's how to tell if their efforts are working. -
Why Stock Price Drops When Women Join the Board
Organizational Development Digital ArticleBias, pure and simple, appears to be the reason why a company's stock price tends to decrease after women take seats on the board of directors. But what... -
3 Ways Men Can Advance Gender Equity at Work
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleThe majority of men report that they care about the issue. Here’s what’s holding them back from enacting change. -
Gender Initiatives Are Culture Change Initiatives
Gender Digital ArticleAt least, the successful ones are. -
7 Lessons from the U.S. Women's Soccer Team's Fight for Equal Pay
Organizational Development Digital ArticleEmployees facing discrimination can follow their example. -
Which Types of Companies Are Adding Women to Their Boards, and Which Aren't
Organizational Development Digital ArticleYounger companies are lagging behind older ones. -
Dads, Commit to Your Family at Home and at Work
Work-life balance Big IdeaMen want to step up. Here are four places to start.