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: Why Men Still Get More Promotions Than Women
Study: Why Men Still Get More Promotions Than Women (Harvard Business Review, September 2010, Ibarra, Carter, Silva) Finding: Mentoring is helpful, but sponsorship cannot be overlooked. InPower Insight : Mentorship isn't enough. Go for a sponsor. You'll get ahead and so will they. Summary:...
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....
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....
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...
Research Says: If You Want The Top Job, Learn The Interview Techniques
Study: Why you didn't land the top job (CBS News, 2011, Weisul) Finding: Many job seekers at all levels don't understand what the hiring managers are actually looking for in the interview process, and because of this they tend to emphasize the wrong characteristics and traits. Note about The Woman...
Research Says: Women In Leadership Don’t Automatically Promote Women Company-Wide
Study: Women in Charge: The Impact of Female Managers on Gender Inequality (Academy of Management, 2012) Finding: Despite a widely held assumption that women in leadership will help promote women throughout the organization, in at least one organization this didn't happen. InPower Insight:...
Research Says: Myths Aside, Women Can Be Leaders In Combat Too
Study: Five Myths about Women in Combat (Washington Post, 2011, Blair) Finding: Five common myths surrounding women and their leadership abilities in the military and in combat situations are unfounded and women are capable of serving in the same capacity as their male counterparts in all areas of...
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...
Research Says: Encouraging Girls Is Key In Closing The Entrepreneurial Gender Gap
Study: Resolving the Entrepreneurship Gender Gap (Scott Shane, The Bloomberg BusinessWeek 2011) Finding: The entrepreneurial gender gap remains stagnant but encouraging young girls to pursue careers in business could foster growth. Note about The Woman Effect Research Index: This study was...