Study: If You'e Going To Be A Leader, At Least Act Like It! Prejudice Towards Women Who Are Tentative In Their Roles (British Journal of Psychology, 2013) Finding: Women are penalized less than they used to be for being assertive leaders, but we still get dinged for being too tentative. InPower...
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Research Says: Women and Entrepreneurship
Study: Human Capital and Women's Business Ownership (SBA Office of Advocacy, 2008, Hackler, Harpel, Mayer, 2008) Finding: Women are one of the fastest growing segments of the entrepreneurial business sector, having more education, more managerial experience and greater willingness to expand...
Research Summary: Are girls good at math? YES.
Title: Are girls good at math? Study: Debunking Myth about Gender and Mathematics Performance (Jonathan Kane and Janet E. Mertz, 2011) Finding: The gender differences in math scores correlate to the degree to which women and men are treated equally in a culture, suggesting that women's "inability"...
Research Summary: Women’s Equality Means Economic Development and Prosperity
Title: Women's Equality Means Economic Development and Prosperity Study: WDR 2012: Gender Equality and Development (Lin, World bank, 2012) Finding: When women achieve equality greater equality and agency (i.e., empowerment), the result is greater economic prosperity for the family, community and...
Research Summary: Lessons From the Leading Edge of Gender Diversity
Study: Lessons From the Leading Edge of Gender Diversity (McKinsey: Barsh, Nudelman, Yee, April, 2013) Finding: By integrating the findings of several years of research, McKinsey has distilled four qualities of the organizations with the greatest gender diversity. Note about The Woman Effect...
Research Says: Why We Need To Engage Men in Gender Equality
Study: Engaging Men in Gender Initiatives: What Change Agents Need to Know (Catalyst, 2009, Prime, Racusin) Finding: Before men will support gender equality in their organization, they must undertand that it exists. InPower Insight: Want to achieve greater gender equality in your organization?...
Infographic: She’s The Boss
By: besthealthcaremba.com The number of women earning MBA degrees and how they use their degrees to aid upward mobility. Image source: www.besthealthcaremba.com
Research Says: Experience Can Overcome Attitude for a Working Mother
Study: What Moms Think: Career vs. Paycheck. (Working Mother Media, 2012) Finding: Attitudes determine outcomes in this research on women and work, but experience matters too. Women who are career minded are more positive about their careers. Male managers who have experience with working moms are...
Research Summary: Employee Satisfaction Is Down, Women Respond Differently
Title: Employee Satisfaction Is Down, Women Respond Differently Study: Reinvent Opportunity: Looking Through a New Lens (Accenture 2011) Finding: Women and men have different strategies for handling job dissatisfaction. InPower Insight: Women and men have similar desires to make their current jobs...
Infographic: Do Men Really Earn More Than Women?
By: Payscale Yes, over the course of their lifetime, on average, men earn more than women. But looking at the devil in the details of certain industries when similarly qualified, we see a different story. What does this mean for you? It means you often can bring in the same bacon, so make sure...