Even though InPower Women isn't yet a year old (9 months and counting!), I feel like it's a birthday of sorts. It was in the midst of last year's holiday season that April and I began talking in earnest about what we wanted InPower Women to become. I'm happy to say that it has become all that -...
Study: A Study in Leadership: Women Do it Better Than Men (Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman – Zenger/Folkman 2012) Finding: This study of 7,280 leaders finds that women excel at 15 of 16 individual leadership characteristics, as judged by their peers, subordinates and managers. The variation between...
Study: Why SuperMoms Are More Likely To Be Depressed (Katrina Leupp, University of Washington at Seattle 2011) Finding: The strain to attain work life balance may be causing depression in some stay-at-home SuperMoms. Note about The Woman Effect Research Index: This study was performed by...
Study: Unlocking the Full Potential of Women in the U.S. Economy (McKinsey Consultants, 2011) Finding: Retaining and promoting women in middle management is a key leverage point to helping women reach their full economic potential. InPower Insight: Women are good for business, so help women...
Study: Women Don't Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide (Linda Babcock, Carnegie Mellon 2011) Finding: The wage gap affects more than high-level executives. Women need to negotiate for what they're worth straight out of college as well as when they're moving up the corporate ladder....
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...
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:...
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....
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....
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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