Gender Trends

Research Says: Busting the Myth of Meritocracy

  Study: Calling All White Men: Can Training Help Create Inclusive Workplaces? (Catalyst, 2012) Finding: Diversity programs for white male leaders can build more positive workplace cultures and build awareness around full inclusion. InPower Insight:  Awareness matters. Taking the time to help...

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Research Says: Women’s Ambition On the Decline

Study: Women's Ambition: A Surprising Report (Lesley Jane Seymour, MORE and Polling Company/Women Trend 2011) Finding: Women's ambitions towards career advancement is tied to on-the-job flexibility, while women search for balance. InPower Insight: Women's top priority at work is flexibility, which...

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Research Says: Women in Tech Venture Capital

Study: The Plain Numbers of Women in Tech Venture Capital (Hess, 2012) Finding: Women are not well represented in the ranks of tech venture capital firms (VCs). InPower Insight: In one of the fastest growing segments of the economy - high tech - the people driving the funding agenda are primarily...

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Research Says: The Case for Workforce Diversity

Study: Business Case for Diversity with Inclusion (Business Case for Inclusion and Engagement, Robinson, Pfeffer, Buccigrossi, 2003) Finding: Even in workplaces where the intentions are genuine, some people find obstacles to their full engagement based not on issues of qualification and...

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Research Says: Equal Pay is Still a Stretch Goal

We hear a lot about the pay gap and there certainly is one. But what we're learning is that the pay gap isn't all about discrimination. The choices women make matter too. Nothing is all or nothing! - InPower Editors (updated May 13, 2016) Finding: Everyone agrees there is still an equal pay gap...

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Research Says: What Women Want in Their Leaders

  Study: What Women Want in Their Leaders (Harvard Business Review, 2012, Vongalis-Macrow, Gallant) Finding: The assumption that "what women want" is to work for women, isn't necessarily true. InPower Insight: Leadership is gender neutral. Summary: In a study where mid-career women were surveyed...

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