Study: MT/Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)'s Index of Leadership Trust (FreshMinds Consultants, 2010) Finding: Female CEO's are gaining trust and proving competent, and it isn't because they're more empathetic, but likely because they are more meticulous in their methodologies....
Study: Women of Tomorrow: U.S. Multicultural Insights (Neilson Consultants, 2012) Finding: U.S. women are optimistic, expect to be earning a greater percentage of their household income in the future and feel in control of their household spending. InPower Insight: Regardless of what you believe...
Study: Is There A Payoff From Top-Team Diversity? (McKinsey 2012, Thomas Barta, Makus Kleiner, Tilo Neumann) Finding: Companies with diverse executive boards have notably higher earnings and returns on equity. InPower Insight: Increase the diversity of your executive top-team to increase your...
Study: His Brain, Her Brain (Scientific American Minds 2012) NOTE: Recent research by Daphna Joel at Tel Aviv University throws the "different brains" theory into question by looking at physical brain structure. "between 0 and 8 per cent of people had “all-male” or “all-female” brains, depending...
Study: The Bottom Line: Corporate Performance and Women’s Representation on Boards, 2004–2008 (Nancy M. Carter, Ph.D., and Harvey M. Wagner, Ph.D., Catalyst 2011) Finding: This update of the 2007 study finds that Fortune 500 companies with high representations of women in board leadership...
Study: Women Matter: Gender Diversity, A Corporate Performance Driver (McKinsey & Co, 2007, Deveaux, Devilliard-Hoellinger, Baumgarten) Finding: While the gender diversity gap remains in corporate leadership, women and forward thinking companies are demonstrating that company excellence comes...
Study: Old Boy Network: Gender Differences in the Impact of Social Networks on Remuneration in Top Executive Jobs (Marie Lalanne and Paul Seabright, Toulouse School of Economics, 2011) Finding: Increasing your paycheck may be as simple as expanding your network. InPower Insight: Build your...
I ran a survey last month asking people about their experiences with Speaking Truth to Power. One hundred and fifty five professionals – mostly women – responded and said loud and clear that: Almost half of them withheld their truth from their bosses a good deal of the time; 82% had been penalized...
I first posted this on my Reclaiming Leadership blog in June 2012. It still gets positive responses today. I’m a woman and I like to hear about women making it big in business, but I keep running across data that says that we still aren’t up there with the guys – despite “overwhelming evidence”...
Title: TBD Study: Does Gender Bias Against Female Leaders Persist? (Kim M. Elsesser and Janet Lever. Sage 2011) Finding: TBD Note about The Woman Effect Research Index: This study was performed by researchers not affiliated with InPower Women. Our Research Index includes all relevant research to...
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October 2024 Leadership Development Carnival
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