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Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer to Leaders: Put Your Phones Away and Listen to Employees
Global Business Digital ArticleBrewer says inclusion and equity are about making employees feel seen and heard. -
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. -
Pregnant Workers Have Rights, No Matter What the Supreme Court Says About UPS
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleAccommodations are always cheaper than lawsuits. -
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. -
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 […] -
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 Right Way to Find a Career Sponsor
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThe common mistakes high-potential women make, and how to overcome them. -
The Different Reasons Men and Women Leave Their Successful Startups
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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 […] -
Non-Discrimination Laws Make U.S. States More Innovative
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleNew research shows banning LGBT discrimination leads to an increase in patents. -
The More Women Earn, the Less Healthy They Feel
Gender Digital ArticleBut a new study’s findings are far from straightforward. -
Too Many Men Are Silent Bystanders to Sexual Harassment
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleSpeaking out takes moral courage. -
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. -
Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson on Entrepreneurship and Self-Doubt
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleThe three-time founders share their hard-won lessons.
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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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Women in Venture Capital: Cindy Padnos and Aileen Lee
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case focuses on Cindy Padnos's and Aileen Lee's experiences founding their own VC firms. It introduces some of the tradeoffs and challenges facing... -
IKEA in Saudi Arabia (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details A Swedish newspaper reveals that IKEA has erased all images of women from its catalog for Saudi Arabia. The article sparks criticism of IKEA from the... -
Out for Blood: Tyler Shultz and Theranos (C)
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Luna Pen (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Discusses the negotiation of a possible trademark infringement involving a German conglomerate and a Taiwanese trading firm. -
Shifting the Diversity Climate: The Sodexo Solution
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details This case profiles the evolution of Sodexo's diversity initiative. Diversity became a key priority for Sodexo, North America in 2001 after a class-action... -
"No More Uncle": Asian Men's Beauty Care in the Forefront of Gender-Neutral Marketing
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details This descriptive case discusses an emerging global market trend and opportunity - the increasing use of beauty products by men, especially those in Asia.... -
Arlan Hamilton and Backstage Capital
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Frustrated by an inability to convince existing venture capital firms to invest in companies led by women, people of color, and LGBT founders, Arlan Hamilton... -
Glass-Shattering Leaders: Ana Paula Pessoa
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Ana Paula Pessoa built a career at the largest media conglomerate in Latin America, combining a passion for digital transformation with a commitment to... -
T-Systems South Africa: Commencing Turnaround through Women's Contextual Leadership
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In late 2016, the board chair of T-Systems South Africa (TSSA), an information technology outsourcing company, faced a new challenge. As the previous... -
Laura Barr: Work Patterns at Ditto (B)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details According to her managers, Laura is an "ideal female employee." Depicts her life and provides a log of how she spends her time. This is a rewritten version... -
Glass Half-Broken: Shattering the Barriers That Still Hold Women Back at Work
30.00View Details Why the gender gap persists and how we can close it. For years women have made up the majority of college-educated workers in the United States. In 2019,... -
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.... -
Oiselle: How Does an Activist Brand Authentically Commit to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case examines a small, high-growth women's athletic apparel company's activities to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and impact the... -
Measuring Impact at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In 2020, the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)'s CEO, Matt Petersen, announced a first-of-its-kind equity earnback program, by which incubated companies... -
Shelly Sun at BrightStar Care: The Evolution of a Leader
Management Case Study11.95View Details Shelly Sun had founded BrightStar Care, a home health care and medical staffing agency, 20 years earlier and had grown the business to over 300 franchised... -
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... -
A Supreme Case of Coolness?
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details This case uses Supreme, a skater-clothing brand from New York City, and a framework for understanding the concept of "coolness" (see ""A General Theory... -
6 Minutes: Community Organizing in Amman, Jordan
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case describes how community leaders in Amman, Jordan used a community organizing framework to launch and manage a major campaign, 6 Minutes, to... -
EnFi Textiles
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case is about a manufacturer of textile products in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1991 by Jitka Entlichová and her husband Milan Fiedler, EnFi manufactured... -
Valentina Tereshkova: Conquering Space
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details On June 13, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova of the USSR became the first woman to fly in space on Vostok 6. Soviet leaders publicly espoused gender equity,...
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Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer to Leaders: Put Your Phones Away and Listen to Employees
Global Business Digital ArticleBrewer says inclusion and equity are about making employees feel seen and heard. -
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. -
Pregnant Workers Have Rights, No Matter What the Supreme Court Says About UPS
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleAccommodations are always cheaper than lawsuits. -
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. -
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 […] -
Where the Race for Talent Is Tight, Women Gain Speed
Gender Digital ArticleIn fast-growing markets, women are getting ahead faster, too. -
Women in Venture Capital: Cindy Padnos and Aileen Lee
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case focuses on Cindy Padnos's and Aileen Lee's experiences founding their own VC firms. It introduces some of the tradeoffs and challenges facing...