April French

Research Says: Women on Boards – How Investors React

Study: How Investors React when women join boards (Harvard Business Review, July 2012, Macrow, Gallant) Finding: When women join boards of directors, the market does not reward the company, as measured by stock price. Note about The Woman Effect Research Index: This study was performed by...

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Research Summary: Mentoring Is Not Enough

Title: Mentoring Is Not Enough Study: Mentoring: Necessary But Insufficient For Advancement (Nancy M Carter Phd and Christine Silva, Catalyst 2010) Finding: Mentors help women advance, but they help men more. InPower Insight: For many reasons, men tend to have a different relationship with...

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Research Summary: Women Need More “Hot Jobs” to Advance

Study: Good Intentions, Imperfect Execution (Catalyst, 2014) Finding:  Women get fewer of the high visibility, mission-critical roles and international experiences—the so-called “hot jobs”—that are key to getting ahead at global companies. InPower Insight: To get into leadership you've got to push...

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Research Summary: Are Women Afraid of Competition?

Title: Are Women Afraid of Competition? Study: Gender, Risk and Competition (Alison Booth, Vox, 2009) Finding: Girls in single sex environments were more likely to take risks, and are less afraid of competition, in a gambling game than girls in coed environments. InPower Insight: Women are capable...

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Research Summary: Female Leadership Advantage

Title: The Female Leadership Advantage: An Evaluation of the Evidence Study: The Female Leadership Advantage: An Evaluation of the Evidence (Alice H. Eagly and Linda L. Carli, The Leadership Quarterly 2003) Finding: Women have some advantages in leadership style, but they still receive...

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Research Summary: Are women good negotiators?

Title: Are women good negotiators? Study: Reversing the Gender Gap in Negotiations: An Exploration of Stereotype Regeneration (Laura J. Kray, Adam D. Galinsky, Leigh Thompson. Elsevier 2000) Finding: Women outperform men in negotiation styles when they are told that feminine traits are linked with...

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Research Summary: California Women Business Leaders

Title: California Women Business Leaders Study:  UC Davis Study of California Women Business Leaders (Curall, UC Davis 2012-13) Finding: Women still hold fewer than one in 10 of the highest-paid executive positions and board seats at the top public firms in California. Note about The Woman Effect...

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