Idea posted: September 2021

Institutions: London School of Economics   

Despite the overwhelming consensus in favour of improving career and leadership opportunities for women in business, diversity statistics continue to demonstrate that best intentions have not led to results.  The…

Idea posted: March 2021

Institutions: Stevens Institute of Technology    Bar-Ilan University    IMD   

Women leaders must manage conflicting stereotypical role expectations. Their gender role expectations are centred on what psychologists call communal attributes, such as kindness, empathy and nurturing. At the same time,…

Idea posted: March 2021

Institutions: University of Virginia   

Women continue to be vastly under-represented at the top levels of business, with recent figures in the U.S. indicating that less than 5% of major corporations CEOs are women, and…

Idea posted: November 2020

Institutions: University of Delaware Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics    Thunderbird School of Global Management    Arizona State University    University of Houston-Clear Lake   

Interest in the need to develop training programs for women entrepreneurs is growing, especially in developing countries where the potential influence of women entrepreneurs is significant. In these countries, woman…

Idea posted: September 2020

Institutions: University of Wolverhampton   

Although mentoring is often cited as one of the paths for women to break down the barriers that hamper promotion opportunities and career success, what exactly can women learn through…

Idea posted: September 2020

Institutions: University of Virginia Darden Business School    Kellogg School of Management   

The dearth of female leaders in industry, despite the stated intentions of most companies and organizations to encourage diversity and promote women, is well documented. Past studies in this field…

Idea posted: March 2019

Institutions: University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business    Cornell University    Ivey Business School at Western University   

While it is well documented that women earn less than men, a series of three studies examined whether agreeableness had an impact on this wage inequality — that is, whether…

Idea posted: January 2019

Institutions: Universität Düsseldorf   

Women face an uphill battle in achieving high leadership positions because of the prejudice of many men — and women — against women leaders. Too many men and women buy…

Idea posted: July 2018

Institutions: University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business    University of Toronto Rotman School of Management    Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business   

New research into the personal history and decisions of division managers, CEOs and directors of nearly 360 S&P 1500 industrial conglomerates reveals the extent of the gender bias that exists…