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Sandra Dawson addresses the changing role of women in business over the last 40 years.

Content: Thought Leader | Authors: Mary C. Meaney, Sandra Dawson | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: People, Women in Business

Fear of making a fool of oneself is a very strong driver of behavior, and it has occurred to me more than once that this is a rare fear among successful men and more common—usually without foundation—among successful women.

Content: Quotation | Author: Sandra Dawson | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Women in Business

We talk a lot today about the importance of mentoring and coaching, and they can be vital in helping novices learn the rules of the game. But it is very important that men should not always be mentored by men and women by women. Mentoring based on interests, not gender, can help to change the culture because it can lead to greater understanding of the … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Sandra Dawson | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Career, Coaching, Women in Business

A number of studies have shown that women who promote their own interests vigorously are seen as aggressive, uncooperative, and selfish. An equal number of studies show that the failure of women to promote their own interests results in a lack of female leaders. Until one of these conditions changes, sponsors, we believe, are the key to helping women gain access to opportunities they merit … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Authors: Joanna Barsh, Rebecca A. Craske, Susie Cranston | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Women in Business

Professional women face a common double standard: how the display of emotion can be perceived as an indicator of the incapacity for leadership; don’t show emotion and be rejected as unfeminine. Communication and organization experts at Emory University and its Goizueta Business School explore the role of women and emotion in the workplace and note that for future generations, many of the stereotypes may no … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Emory | Subject: Women in Business

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Women have three basic things that help them cope with stress. First is collaboration–working as a team. Second, harmony–working together in cooperation. Third, communication–sharing so that everyone knows what’s going on inside everyone else. These processes actually cause women’s bodies to produce a hormone, which is their best way to deal with stress. The best stress-protection mechanism for men is testosterone. It makes them feel … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: MBA Jungle | Subjects: Personality / Behavior, Women in Business

The evidence of women’s success in the corporate world is plentiful. But two professors from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis wondered whether women’s evident prowess in business is something that most people generally recognize when making investment decisions. Their conclusion: perceptions of female business leaders aren’t keeping up with reality.

Content: Article | Authors: Judi McLean Parks, Lyda Bigelow | Source: Discovery@Olin | Subject: Women in Business

New research shows that women managers outperform men in almost every management dimension. For women financial managers, this can translate into increased faith in their ability to climb to the top. The message for men is twofold: a call to develop their leadership skills and to recognize that their companies have a superior resource that is tremendously underutilized.

Content: Article | Author: Shari Caudron | Source: Business Finance Magazine | Subject: Women in Business

Gender is not a good predictor of negotiation performance, but ambiguous situations can trigger different behaviors by men and women. Here is how to neutralize the differences and reduce inequities.

Content: Article | Authors: Dina W. Pradel, Hannah Riley Bowles, Kathleen L. McGinn | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Negotiation, Women in Business

At a recent Wharton presentation, a New Yorker cartoon flashed on the screen showing a group of women in what looked suspiciously like a faculty club dining room. The caption read: “I hear we’re all getting Valentines from Lawrence Summers.” The reference, of course, was to the Harvard University president’s famous remark that the lack of women in science and engineering might be caused in … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: Women in Business

Recruiters hiring business-school grads see a clear difference between male and female candidates.

Content: Article | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subjects: Career, Women in Business

Workers’ general notions about the effectiveness of male and female managers can be as important as their actual leadership abilities or business results, according to a recent Wharton Executive Development program entitled, “Women in Leadership: Legacies, Opportunities & Challenges.” As a result, women executives need to be exceptionally aware of their own leadership styles and strengths — as well as changes underway in their organizations … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Leadership, Women in Business

Gender differences are a primary — maybe even the central — part of our schema. They are the first differentiator. In the workplace, what goes along with our thinking that someone is a male or female? A lot. A ton. We are just hugely invested in all kinds of preconceived ideas about what men and women can do. The unfortunate part is that what we … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: Gallup Management Journal | Subject: Women in Business

Women executives who leave the corporate world when they hit a glass ceiling, want to raise a family fulltime or decide to focus on other interests, encounter frustrating roadblocks in their attempts to re-enter the workforce, according to new Wharton research. To overcome the obstacles, women should confront the difficulties they face and prepare for their return to the labor force the moment they leave, … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: Women in Business

Twenty years ago, a fortysomething man didn’t feel the immense pressure to be a great dad that he feels today. If you were a C-suite executive and had kids at home, taking care of them was the job of your wife, community, school, church, and the Little League coach. And people were OK with that. Societal expectations weren’t that you were going to spend thirty … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: Across the Board (ATB) | Subject: Women in Business

Since the 1960s, have married women increased their participation in the labor force to compensate for the decline in employment and disappointing earnings growth of their husbands? Are married men working less today because their wives are working more?

Content: Article | Authors: Chinhui Juhn, Kevin M. Murphy | Source: Capital Ideas | Subjects: Economics, Women in Business

Men have always recognized that you really have to make choices. Women have deluded themselves into thinking that you don’t. This is not to say that you can’t have a decent family life and an interesting job as well. People who are working part time in professional jobs are having a much happier time than if they were home working full time as mothers or … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Women in Business

In the workplace, employers need to take into account women who take a temporary “off-ramp” from their careers. Here is how to keep them connected to your company.

Content: Article | Authors: Carolyn Buck Luce, Sylvia Ann Hewlett | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Human Resources, Women in Business

In delicious, bite-sized nuggets, Robin Wolaner’s Naked Truths provide universal and instantly gratifying lessons for advancing your career. They can be put into action regardless of your age, experience, industry, or whether you are a one-woman start-up or a big-company employee.

Drawing on her own career in magazine publishing and media development, Wolaner shows you how to succeed because of, rather than despite, your unique … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Robin Wolaner | Subjects: Career, Women in Business