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Evidence shows that women are less self-assured than men—and that to succeed, confidence matters as much as competence. Here’s why, and what to do about it.

Content: Article | Authors: Claire Shipman, Katty Kay | Source: The Atlantic Monthly | Subjects: Career, Organizational Behavior, Women in Business

Coming to terms with that reality is invaluable for women trying to find fulfillment as both great leaders and great parents.

Content: Multimedia Content | Author: Sheryl Sandberg | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Women in Business

Warren Buffett sits down with Fortune Magazine’s Pattie Sellers to discuss the changing landscape for women in business.

Content: Multimedia Content | Author: Warren Buffett | Source: FORTUNE | Subjects: People, Women in Business

Women hold only 14 percent of the board seats at S&P 1500 companies. Why is that, and what—if anything—should business leaders and policymakers do about the gender disparity? Research by Professor Boris Groysberg and colleagues shows that male and female board members have very different takes on the issue.

Content: Article | Author: Carmen Nobel | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subject: Women in Business

In order to clear a path for greater advancement and parity, we need to address the difficult paradoxes that women leaders continue to face — these are the mixed messages and uncomfortable realities that complicate an arguably positive picture of progress.

Content: Article | Authors: Jill Flynn, Kathryn Heath, Mary Davis Holt | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subject: Women in Business

In recent years, women have been making their way in ever-increasing numbers to the uppermost rungs of the corporate ladder, ascending to leadership positions once occupied almost exclusively by men. All of this got David Matsa, an assistant professor of finance at the Kellogg School of Management, wondering: will women at the top of the corporate world be different sorts of leaders than men are? … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Kellogg Insight | Subject: Women in Business

Between 2008 and 2010, companies with more diverse top teams were also top financial performers. That’s probably no coincidence.

Content: Article | Authors: Markus Kleiner, Thomas Barta, Tilo Neumann | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Human Resources, Management, Organizational Behavior, Women in Business

Do women shy away from competition and thus hurt their careers? New research by Harvard’s Kathleen L. McGinn, Iris Bohnet, and Pinar Fletcher suggests the answer is not black and white, and that employers need to understand the “genderness” of their work.

Content: Article | Author: Kim Girard | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subject: Women in Business

A good way to start a conversation about whether a corporate culture is inclusive is to ask, “What would your daughter think about working here?” or, “Do you think your daughter—or niece or granddaughter—would find it easy to make as successful a career here as you have?”

Content: Quotation | Author: Alison Maitland | Source: The Conference Board Review | Subjects: Diversity, Women in Business

Everyone knows that on average women earn less than men for the same work. Social psychological research conducted in the 1970s and 1980s suggested that women even pay themselves less than men pay themselves. But that was then, right? John Jost decided to see if women’s attitudes about their worth had changed since the advent of feminism. His research, which measures the “depressed-entitlement effect” among … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: John Jost | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Women in Business

According to all the media headlines about a new White House report, there’s still a big pay gap between men and women in America. The report found that women earn 75 cents for every dollar men make. Sounds pretty conclusive, doesn’t it? Well, it’s not. It’s misleading.

According to highly acclaimed career expert and best-selling author, Marty Nemko, “The data is clear that for the same … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Steve Tobak | Source: BNET | Subject: Women in Business

INSEAD Professor Herminia Ibarra, co-author of a World Economic Forum report, sheds light on where different countries stand on the issue of gender equality in the corporate world and why women are still facing barriers to attain both the highest echelons and “mission critical” roles.

Content: Article | Author: Herminia Ibarra | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Women in Business

Deborah Gruenfeld of the Stanford Graduate School of Business had some sobering news to share with a group of high-level women executives and entrepreneurs. “When it comes to leadership,” Gruenfeld told the group, “there are very few differences in what men and women actually do and how they behave. But there are major differences in perception. Men and women doing the same things … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Deborah H. Gruenfeld, Marianne Cooper | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Women in Business

We believe that what women see—what they notice and value and how they perceive the world in operation—is a greatly under-exploited resource in organizations. In this manifesto, we explore what the female vision is, what it has to offer, and why it matters—to women, to organizations and to the world. In this manifesto, we explore what the female vision is, what it has to offer, … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Julie Johnson, Sally Helgesen | Source: ChangeThis | Subject: Women in Business

Although we might wish that the rules for attaining power were different, or different for women, they aren’t. There’s no question that women are as qualified as men to hold positions of power. I would argue that we need them to do so. The question is: when will they step up to the pursuit of power, vigorously and strategically?

Content: Article | Author: Jeffrey Pfeffer | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subject: Women in Business

Why aren’t women viewed as visionary?

Content: Article | Authors: Herminia Ibarra, Otilia Obodaru | Source: Chief Executive | Subject: Women in Business

Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths.

Content: Quotation | Author: Lois Wyse | Subject: Women in Business

The good news is that in a study of executives, women did better than men on several measures. The bad news is that women fell significantly behind in one key area: vision.

Research by INSEAD professor Herminia Ibarra and PhD candidate Otilia Obodaru shows that women leaders are not perceived to be as strong as men when it comes to articulating a vision of the future … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Herminia Ibarra, Otilia Obodaru | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Women in Business

Many women say, “I have enough money.” I rarely hear a man say that. And it’s because money is different to men and women. I think, for men, money is often a symbol of their power; it’s not for what can they buy. For women, money is not usually how they measure their success. It’s not that they don’t want it; but they want it … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Myra M. Hart | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Money, Women in Business

As a neuropsychiatrist who studies the differences between male and female brains, I’m often asked whether such differences play a role in professional achievement—and particularly, in men’s dominance of the highest ranks of many fields. Male and female brains are more alike than not, and business’s famous glass ceiling has nothing to do with raw intellect. Yet the distinct demands that are put on men’s … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Louann Brizendine MD | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subject: Women in Business