Title: Women In The US Military Have a Unique Profile Study: Women in the US Military: Growing Share, Distinctive Profile (Eileen Patten and Kim Parker, Pew Research Center 2011) Finding: While women in the military are similar to the men they serve with in many respects, they show a greater...
Gender Statistics
Research Says: The Real Reason Women Get Fewer Patents and Trademarks
Study: The real reason women get fewer patents and trademarks than men do (The Washington Post: Business, 2012, Khazan) Finding: While the number of women receiving patents and trademarks has increased, the number actually commercialized is still low because women hold fewer design jobs. Note...
Research Summary: Best Practices for Women Leaders in Lifesciences
Study: E.D.G.E. Women in Leadership Study (Healthcare Businesswomen's Association [HBA] and Booz, Allen, Hamilton, 2007) Finding: There are six best practices that companies need to adopt to create the environment that will help women make it into leadership, and stay there. Note...
Research Says: Women More Likely To Lead the Social Enterprise
Study: The State of Social Enterprise Survey 2013 (Social Enterprise UK, 2013) Finding: Social enterprises are attracting more female leaders and more leaders from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities than mainstream businesses. InPower Insight: Women are drawn to organizations that...
Research Says: Women on Boards Percentages Still Low in the Fortune 500
Title: Women on Boards - 2013 Catalyst Census Study: 2013 Catalyst Census: Fortune 500 Women Board Directors (Rachel Soares, Mark Bartkiewicz, Liz Mulligan-Ferry, Catalyst, 2013) Finding: The number of women on boards in the Fortune 500 has not changed in the last 12 months. Note about The Woman...
Research Says: Growing Talent Pool of Women Leadership Pays Off
Study: Unlocking The Full Potential Of Women (McKinsey 2011, Barsh, Yee) Finding: The talent pipeline for women into senior management starts to diminish at the Director level, generating a shrinking talent pool for the C-Suite ranks. InPower Insight: Companies need to manage their talent...
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: 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...
Research Summary: Women in High-Tech
Title: Women in Technology - High Performance Entrepreneurs Study: High Performance Entrepreneurs: Women in High-Tech (Illuminate Researchers, Illuminate Ventures, 2011) Finding: In the last decade women in technology have played a bigger part in tech startups than ever before, and their...
Research Summary: Overcoming the Gender Gap
Title: Women Entrepreneurs Are Driving the Economy Through the Gender Gap Study: Overcoming the Gender Gap: Women Entrepreneurs as Economic Drivers (Lesa Mitchell, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, 2011) Finding: While women have broken through the glass ceiling, they seem to encounter 'glass...