April French

Research Says: Women Drive Successful Start-ups

Study: Women at the Wheel: Do Female Executives Drive Start-Up Success? (Dow Jones, 2012) Finding: More women in executive positions means more successful start-ups. InPower Insight: The evidence now spans large and small businesses alike - women in leadership are good for business! Summary: Good...

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Research Says: Joint Evaluations Curb Gender Bias

  Study:  When Performance Trumps Gender Bias: Joint versus Separate Evaluation (Harvard Business School, Bohnet, Van Green, Bazerman, 2012) Finding: Joint evaluations for senior level positions might be the ticket to overcoming gender bias and stereotypical notions in hiring managers....

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Research Says: Volunteer to Juice Your Career

  Study: Volunteer to Juice Your Career (Forbes, 2012, Hewlett) Finding: Volunteering is a win-win situation with potential to provide a needed spark to a stagnant career. Note about The Woman Effect Research Index: This study was performed by researchers not affiliated with InPower Women....

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Research Says: When Girls Succeed, So Does Society

Study: To Get Her There: When Girls Succeed, So Does Society (Girl Scouts) Finding: The potential of young women and what they can contribute to the world is not being recognized and nurtured in their formative years. Note about The Woman Effect Research Index: This study was performed by...

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Infograghic: A Woman’s Place In The World

The United states ranked 19th on the list of best and worst places to be a woman in the world. Norway came in at the top and Somalia rounded out the bottom. The findings of this research, conducted by Save The Children, were taken from an in depth look at the health, education and economic...

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