Title: Women on Boards, and Board Size, Matters For Performance Study: The Evershed Board Report (John Heaps, Chairman. PR Moment 2011) Finding: The size and shape of a board play a tangible part in the success, or otherwise, of an organization. Note about The Woman Effect Research Index: This...
Title: Gender Balance Helps More Than Corporate Profits Study: Gender and Corporate Responsibility: It's A Matter of Responsibility (Rachael Soares, Christopher Marquis, Matthew Less, Catalyst 2011) Finding: Companies with both male and female leaders in the boardroom and at the executive table...
Title: Men, Women and Leadership: A Paradox in Public Attitudes Study: Men or Women, Who's The Better Leader? A Paradox in Public Attitudes (Taylor, Morin, Wang, Cohn, Clark. Pew Research Center Social and Demographic Trends, 2008) Finding: Even though women are scored equal or higher on all...
Earlier this year when my youngest son graduated high school I celebrated with a blog post about motherhood and what I’ve learned about leadership by being a parent. Readers had a lively discussion on the post (when I posted it on Smartblog on Leadership) and several asked me to address some other...
Study: Women Are Environmentally Friendly (Abrams Research, Abrams) Finding: Seven independent studies/surveys show that women are much more conscious of their environmental impact. InPower Insight: Women express caring and nurturing in more diverse ways than simply taking care of their family....
This guest post from Laurie Erdman reminds us that even though we are often encouraged to play small and create a work environment where I staffs can play small too, this helps nobody. It takes courage to play big. Where can you play bigger than you do today? ~Dana Much is written about why fast...
Study: Growing Under the Radar: An Exploration of Achievements of Million-Dollar Women-Owned Businesses (American Express OPEN 2013) Finding: Women-owned businesses are growing faster than the average, especially at the larger value levels ($10 million+). InPower...
By: Take The Lead On Tuesday I participated in #GenderPop, a TweetChat hosted by an organization called Have Art Will Travel, also known as HAWT. Hot. HAWT uses art as a vehicle to inspire people to fearlessly live out their genders. The topic of the TweetChat was the new Pakistani cartoon show,...
Women often find themselves between a rock and a hard place. When women are viewed as "nice," studies show that people "like" them better, but they are considered less effective in the workplace. When they're considered more effective but less nice, they experience more career roadblocks. What's a...
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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