Study: Group Settings Can Diminish Expressions of Intelligence, Especially Among Women (Science Daily, Virginia Tech 1/22/2012) Finding: Small-group dynamics -- such as jury deliberations, collective bargaining sessions, and cocktail parties -- can alter the expression of IQ in some susceptible...
Gender Research
Research Summary: Do Women in Management Improve Firm Performance?
Study: Does Female Representation in Top Management Improve Firm Performance? (Social Science Research Network, 2011, Deszo, Ross) Finding: Female representation in top management brings informational and social diversity benefits to the top management team, enriches the behaviors exhibited by...
Research Says: Women on Boards – How Investors React
Study: How Investors React when women join boards (Harvard Business Review, July 2012, Macrow, Gallant) Finding: When women join boards of directors, the market does not reward the company, as measured by stock price. Note about The Woman Effect Research Index: This study was performed by...
Research Says: Women, Speak Up!
Study: Women, Find Your Voice (Heath, Flynn, Holt, Harvard Business Review, 2014) Finding: Women and men view women's participation and communication in meetings differently, when both understand the other and move towards the middle, and women learn to speak up, change can happen. Note about The...
Research Summary: Mentoring Is Not Enough
Title: Mentoring Is Not Enough Study: Mentoring: Necessary But Insufficient For Advancement (Nancy M Carter Phd and Christine Silva, Catalyst 2010) Finding: Mentors help women advance, but they help men more. InPower Insight: For many reasons, men tend to have a different relationship with...
Research Summary: Women Need More “Hot Jobs” to Advance
Study: Good Intentions, Imperfect Execution (Catalyst, 2014) Finding: Women get fewer of the high visibility, mission-critical roles and international experiences—the so-called “hot jobs”—that are key to getting ahead at global companies. InPower Insight: To get into leadership you've got to push...
Research Summary: Are Women Afraid of Competition?
Title: Are Women Afraid of Competition? Study: Gender, Risk and Competition (Alison Booth, Vox, 2009) Finding: Girls in single sex environments were more likely to take risks, and are less afraid of competition, in a gambling game than girls in coed environments. InPower Insight: Women are capable...
Research Summary: Female Leadership Advantage
Title: The Female Leadership Advantage: An Evaluation of the Evidence Study: The Female Leadership Advantage: An Evaluation of the Evidence (Alice H. Eagly and Linda L. Carli, The Leadership Quarterly 2003) Finding: Women have some advantages in leadership style, but they still receive...
Research Summary: Are women good negotiators?
Title: Are women good negotiators? Study: Reversing the Gender Gap in Negotiations: An Exploration of Stereotype Regeneration (Laura J. Kray, Adam D. Galinsky, Leigh Thompson. Elsevier 2000) Finding: Women outperform men in negotiation styles when they are told that feminine traits are linked with...
Research Summary: California Women Business Leaders
Title: California Women Business Leaders Study: UC Davis Study of California Women Business Leaders (Curall, UC Davis 2012-13) Finding: Women still hold fewer than one in 10 of the highest-paid executive positions and board seats at the top public firms in California. Note about The Woman Effect...