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Women of the Workplace, Uniting
Gender Digital ArticleBetween waves of layoffs and evaporating job opportunities, we’re in a climate that naturally breeds an every-woman-for-herself mentality. A recent study by the Workplace Bullying Institute found that female bullies were alive — and, more than 70 percent of the time, kicking other women. But I’ve also seen companies encouraging their smart women to help […] -
“Actually,” She Said, “He Works for Me.”
Consumer behavior Digital ArticleSurprised by a gender stereotype? React calmly, directly, and move on. -
3 Ways Men Can Advance Gender Equity at Work
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleThe majority of men report that they care about the issue. Here’s what’s holding them back from enacting change. -
Gender Initiatives Are Culture Change Initiatives
Gender Digital ArticleAt least, the successful ones are. -
What a Study of French Auditors Shows About Homophobia at Work
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleMany felt pressure to lie about their personal lives. -
Dads, Commit to Your Family at Home and at Work
Work-life balance Big IdeaMen want to step up. Here are four places to start. -
Three Ways to Fish in the Global Talent Pool
Talent management Digital ArticleThe world is your talent pool. We’ve been hearing that message ever since corporations started chattering about globalization. The real issue is, how well do you fish in that pool? The difference between strategically fishing and merely flailing the waters of an increasingly diverse talent pool was the top issue at the recent Hidden Brain […] -
More Reasons Women Need to Negotiate Their Salaries
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThey can't rely on companies' goodwill. -
Where the Race for Talent Is Tight, Women Gain Speed
Gender Digital ArticleIn fast-growing markets, women are getting ahead faster, too. -
The Free Market Has Failed U.S. Working Parents
Gender Big IdeaNew federal policies for paid leave, quality and affordable childcare, fair work schedules, and living wages are more important than ever. -
The Ideas that Shaped Management in 2013
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleImportant, useful, and original thinking from the past year. -
The Different Reasons Men and Women Leave Their Successful Startups
Entrepreneurs and founders ResearchNot every founder departure is a failure. -
When the Glass Ceiling Helps
Gender Digital ArticleThe glass ceiling is an infamous barrier, but a team at Duke recently discovered that it actually metamorphoses from a negative to a positive as women move from below it to above it. For middle-management women, it’s a barrier; for top leaders, it’s a mark of courage and ability. In fact, women in the top […] -
Are Your D&I Efforts Helping Employees Feel Like They Belong?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleFour ways managers can go deeper than "inclusion." -
The More Women Earn, the Less Healthy They Feel
Gender Digital ArticleBut a new study’s findings are far from straightforward. -
Research: Men Get Credit for Voicing Ideas, but Not Problems. Women Don’t Get Credit for Either
Leading teams Digital ArticleAnd there are implications for who becomes a leader. -
What Men Can Do to Be Better Mentors and Sponsors to Women
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleUnderstand their challenges and help them get ahead. -
How Women Manage the Gendered Norms of Leadership
Leadership & Managing People ResearchBased on interviews with 64 female executives. -
Why Some Men Pretend to Work 80-Hour Weeks
Gender Digital ArticleOne study found that “passing” was the only way to get ahead. -
The Case of the Mismanaged Ms.
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleIt started out as one of those rare quiet mornings when I could count on having the office to myself. The Mets had won the World Series the night before, and most of the people in the office had celebrated late into the night at a bar across the street. I’m a fan too, but […]
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Research: How Remote Work Impacts Women at Different Stages of Their Careers
Gender Digital ArticleData on software engineers at a Fortune 500 company revealed that junior and senior women saw contrasting costs and benefits. -
Research: When Employees Identify with Their Company, They’re Less Likely to Recognize Gender Discrimination
Workplace discrimination Digital ArticleBeware the “not here” bias. -
More Women Work in Nonprofits. So Why Do Men End Up Leading Them?
Gender Digital ArticleData from 1 million nonprofit workers show that men have an easier pathway to leadership — and suggests how to level the playing field. -
Research: How to Close the Gender Gap in Startup Financing
Business and society Digital ArticleThree ways policymakers, financiers, and other stakeholders can mitigate gender bias in entrepreneurial funding. -
What Demographics Forms Say About Inclusivity at Your Company
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleTwo low-cost, low-risk suggestions that can boost belonging. -
Research: How Women Can Build High-Status Networks
Gender Digital ArticleCompanies can help women overcome common obstacles they face when trying to forge powerful professional ties. -
How to Build an Intersectional Approach to Talent Management
Intersectionality Digital ArticleMany organizations now realize that their struggles with workplace culture and recruitment may stem from a monolithic approach to policies, processes, and mindsets. -
A Better Way for Companies to Address Pay Gaps
Business ethics Digital ArticleBy using a structured analysis, organizations can truly begin to deliver on the promise of pay equity. -
How Companies Can Support Employees Experiencing Menopause
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleInaction will be increasingly costly for organizations. -
Research: Why Gender Bias Persists, Even When Organizations Try to Curb It
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleIn one company, managers were able to reduce gendered descriptions of employee traits and behaviors — but not how they valued and rewarded them. -
3 Ways Men Can Advance Gender Equity at Work
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleThe majority of men report that they care about the issue. Here’s what’s holding them back from enacting change. -
Research: How Women Improve Decision-Making on Boards
Gender Digital ArticleEvidence suggests they enable deeper, more nuanced boardroom discussions. -
Overcoming Today’s DEI Leadership Challenges
Diversity and inclusion Big IdeaAn interview with former VICE Media chief people officer Daisy Auger-Domínguez. -
Where Does DEI Go from Here?
Diversity and inclusion Big IdeaFostering four freedoms can benefit employees and companies alike. -
The Next Phase of DEI
Management Digital Article"The Next Phase of DEI" Big Idea features the following three articles. In "Where Does DEI Go from Here?", author Laura Morgan Roberts, a researcher in... -
When Diversity Meets Feedback
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Jim Fielding, Ex-Head of Disney Stores, on the Struggles of Making It as a Queer Executive
Business and society Digital ArticleWorking–and living–inauthentically can cause stress, mental illness, or worse. -
How a Remote Australian Mine Became a Gender-Balanced Workplace
Gender Digital ArticleThe transformation sheds light on how sexist and homophobic cultures in male-dominated industries can change. -
What SCOTUS’s Affirmative Action Decision Means for Corporate DEI
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleEven if the law continues to evolve in a conservative direction, at least three common approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion will endure. -
How Managers Can Dismantle “Benevolent Marginalization”
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleWhat some managers see as help actually prevents marginalized people from advocating for themselves.
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Living the "Unbanked Life": Maria
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case follows a woman named Maria Alvarez as she explores financing options to cover costs for her young daughter's surprise respiratory illness.... -
IKEA in Saudi Arabia (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case 116015. A Swedish newspaper reveals that IKEA has erased all images of women from its catalog for Saudi Arabia. The article sparks... -
Columbia Green Technologies (A): Scaling in the Green Roof Market
Management Case Study11.95View Details Vanessa Keitges stepped into the role of CEO at Columbia Green Technologies (CGT) in 2010, growing it to become the dominant green infrastructure and... -
DayTwo: Going to Market with Gut Microbiome
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details DayTwo is a young Israeli startup that applies research on the gut microbiome and machine learning algorithms to deliver personalized nutritional recommendations... -
Next-Level Negotiating (HBR Women at Work Series)
Communication Book24.95View Details Build trust--and create more value. Whether you're negotiating a salary, a deal with a supplier, or your workload, thoughtful preparation increases your... -
Luna Pen (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case 396156. Presents a series of multiple choice options to be distributed and discussed in class. -
ABB India: Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details ABB India, the Indian subsidiary of ABB Global, has been lagging behind the parent company's other subsidiaries in terms of its percentage of female employees.... -
Laura Rodriguez at OutSite: Playing the "Game" of Professional Advancement (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details This case provides an account of Laura Rodriguez's career trajectory and the obstacles she has faced and still faces as a female-identifying professional.... -
Eliminating the Gender Pay Gap: Gap Inc. Leads the Way
Communication Case Study11.95View Details This case examines Gap Inc. as a trailblazer in gender pay equality with a focus on investing in gender equity in leadership. Since Gap Inc. made history... -
Bias Interrupted: Creating Inclusion for Real and for Good
28.00View Details A cutting-edge, relentless, objective approach to inclusion. Companies spend billions of dollars annually on diversity efforts with remarkably few results.... -
You, the Leader: Women at Work Discussion Group Toolkit
99.95View Details The "HBR Women at Work" series, based on the popular HBR podcast of the same name, spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout... -
Glass-Shattering Leaders: Michele Hooper
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Michele Hooper joined the board of the Dayton-Hudson Corporation when she was in her late thirties, becoming the company's youngest director as well as... -
DayTwo: Going to Market with Gut Microbiome (Abridged)
Management Case Study11.95View Details DayTwo is a young Israeli startup that applies research on the gut microbiome and machine learning algorithms to deliver personalized nutritional recommendations... -
Marissa Mayer at Google
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Marissa Mayer has been asked to think about factors that were impacting Google's ability to innovate and adjust its strategy so that the organization... -
Dr. Jamie Thompson: Diagnosing an Organizational Issue
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case describes a challenging decision faced by Dr. Elizabeth Clarke, Chair of the Surgery Department, regarding what to do about Dr. Jamie Thompson,... -
Christine Lagarde
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details The case covers the youth and career trajectory of Christine Lagarde across her time at Baker & McKenzie, as a minister in the government of France and... -
Christine Lagarde (C): Managing the IMF
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details This case covers the career of Christine Lagarde from 2011 to 2018 as she takes the helm of a troubled multilateral organization during a time of deepening... -
Gucci in the Metaverse
Management Case Study11.95View Details Set in April 2022, the case chronicles how Kering-owned luxury-fashion house Gucci underwent a comprehensive creative and cultural transformation, making... -
Astral Records Ltd., North America
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case is an in-basket exercise. Sarah Conner has just assumed control of Astral, a successful compact-disc manufacturer with some looming problems.... -
Gender and Free Speech at Google (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This case should accompany the (A) and (C) cases, "Gender and Free Speech at Google" (318085) and (319097).
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Women of the Workplace, Uniting
Gender Digital ArticleBetween waves of layoffs and evaporating job opportunities, we’re in a climate that naturally breeds an every-woman-for-herself mentality. A recent study by the Workplace Bullying Institute found that female bullies were alive — and, more than 70 percent of the time, kicking other women. But I’ve also seen companies encouraging their smart women to help […] -
“Actually,” She Said, “He Works for Me.”
Consumer behavior Digital ArticleSurprised by a gender stereotype? React calmly, directly, and move on. -
3 Ways Men Can Advance Gender Equity at Work
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleThe majority of men report that they care about the issue. Here’s what’s holding them back from enacting change. -
7 Pieces of Bad Career Advice Women Should Ignore
Stop telling women to be more confident. -
Gender Initiatives Are Culture Change Initiatives
Gender Digital ArticleAt least, the successful ones are. -
What a Study of French Auditors Shows About Homophobia at Work
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleMany felt pressure to lie about their personal lives. -
Dads, Commit to Your Family at Home and at Work
Work-life balance Big IdeaMen want to step up. Here are four places to start. -
Three Ways to Fish in the Global Talent Pool
Talent management Digital ArticleThe world is your talent pool. We’ve been hearing that message ever since corporations started chattering about globalization. The real issue is, how well do you fish in that pool? The difference between strategically fishing and merely flailing the waters of an increasingly diverse talent pool was the top issue at the recent Hidden Brain […] -
More Reasons Women Need to Negotiate Their Salaries
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThey can't rely on companies' goodwill. -
Where the Race for Talent Is Tight, Women Gain Speed
Gender Digital ArticleIn fast-growing markets, women are getting ahead faster, too.