Gender Research

Research Summary: Women in the Workforce (BLS Data)

Study: Women in the Labor Force - A Databook (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2013) Finding: Women's participation in the workforce is vibrant, substantial and growing. Note about The Woman Effect Research Index: This study was performed by researchers not affiliated with InPower Women. Our Research...

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Research Summary: Women Owned Small Business

Title: Women-Owned Small Businesses Growing Quickly Study: Women-Owned Companies (Phillips, American City Business Journals 2011) Finding: Women-owned small businesses are the fastest-growing segment of the business market. Note about The Woman Effect Research Index: This study was performed by...

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Research Says: Gender Diversity Improves Team Performance

Study: The Impact of Gender Diversity on the Performance of Business Teams: Evidence from a Field Experiment (Tinbergen Institute, 2011, Hoogendoorn, Oosterbeek, van Praag) Finding: Teams with an equal gender mix perform better than male-dominated and female-dominated teams in terms of sales,...

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Research Says: Women and Entrepreneurship

Study: Human Capital and Women's Business Ownership (SBA Office of Advocacy, 2008, Hackler, Harpel, Mayer, 2008) Finding: Women are one of the fastest growing segments of the entrepreneurial business sector, having more education, more managerial experience and greater willingness to expand...

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Research Summary: Are girls good at math? YES.

Title: Are girls good at math? Study: Debunking Myth about Gender and Mathematics Performance (Jonathan Kane and Janet E. Mertz, 2011) Finding: The gender differences in math scores correlate to the degree to which women and men are treated equally in a culture, suggesting that women's "inability"...

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