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More companies are committing to gender equality. But progress will remain slow unless we confront blind spots on diversity—particularly regarding women of color, and employee perceptions of the status quo.

Content: Article | Authors: Alexis Krivkovich, Irina Starikova, Kelsey Robinson, Lareina Yee, Rachel Valentino | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Women in Business

For faster progress, companies need to draw on the power of design, rethink their assumptions, and use data to inform decision making.

Content: Multimedia Content | Author: Iris Bohnet | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Human Resources, Women in Business

A decade into our research, we highlight key findings—and invite 16 global leaders to look at how to increase gender diversity in corporations and imagine the inclusive company of the future.

Content: Article | Authors: Alix de Zelicourt, Cecile Kossoff, Eric Labaye, Georges Desvaux, Sandra Sancier-Sultan, Sandrine Devillard | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Women in Business

Companies with the highest percentage of female directors have been shown to outperform on return on equity, return on sales and return on invested capital. They pay less to gobble up other firms. They have lower stock price volatility. And those with more women at the top have even been shown to have fewer governance controversies, such as bribery and fraud. Yet according to a … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Jena McGregor | Source: The Washington Post | Subject: Women in Business

About $8 billion a year is spent on diversity trainings in the United States alone. Now, I tried very hard to find any evidence I could. […] Sadly enough, I did not find a single study that found that diversity training in fact leads to more diversity. Now, that’s disappointing, discouraging, but maybe when we unpack it also understandable. The unpacking means that there’s a … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Iris Bohnet | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Human Resources, Training & Development, Women in Business

When Ciara Trinidad left her post as Lever’s Head of Diversity and Inclusion, the numbers made her understandably proud: The startup’s team of 125 people was 59% women, 39% men, and 2% gender nonconforming. Even the sales team — historically a male-dominated group — had a 50/50 gender split. “The product team was at about 40% white; the majority was a mix of every other … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Ciara Trinidad | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Diversity, Human Resources, Women in Business

I believe it’s time to give the narrative about whether men and women lead differently a rest. Yes, we need to keep talking and writing about why there are so few women in the top ranks. But this trope about different styles of leadership among men and women seems past its expiration date.

And while we’re at it, could everyone agree to drop the predictable questions … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Adam Bryant | Source: The New York Times | Subjects: Leadership, Women in Business

Women rarely do something unless they feel 100% certain they can, and men only have to feel like they’re 60% certain. But if a woman and a man go and take the same exam, women will do just as well or better. As women, it’s easy to opt out of things that make us nervous, but we should develop a mind-set of, “I’m going to … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Allison Kluger | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Women in Business

In various contexts, such as entrepreneurship and hiring, people often exhibit a preference for men over women when information about an individual’s quality (for example, their expected performance) is unavailable or unclear. Even when performance information is available, lab-based research has shown that women still tend to be disadvantaged, compared with men of equal quality. This double standard means women must outperform men to be … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Tristan L. Botelho | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subject: Women in Business

Gender equality remains frustratingly elusive. Women are underrepresented in the C-suite, receive lower salaries, and are less likely to receive a critical first promotion to manager than men. Numerous causes have been suggested, but one argument that persists points to differences in men and women’s behavior.

Which raises the question: Do women and men act all that differently? We realized that there’s little to no concrete … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Ben Waber, Laura Freeman, Stephen Turban | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subject: Women in Business

When talented people from diverse backgrounds fail to rise in a company, there are three powerful solutions: having more inclusive team leaders, more diversity among the top leadership, and better sponsorship practices.

Content: Article | Authors: Laura Sherbin, Ripa Rashid, Sylvia Ann Hewlett | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior, Women in Business

Despite the gains made by women in the job market in recent decades, the access of women to the upper levels of the business hierarchy remains limited. A vast literature seeks to explain the barrier to female advancement widely known as the “glass ceiling,” which is regarded as “an egregious denial of social justice,” at least by the U.S. Department of Labor. But the two … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Eva Marikova Leeds, Michael A. Leeds | Source: Ivey Business Journal | Subject: Women in Business

A lot of research suggests that those who speak the most in groups tend to emerge as leaders.

But does it matter who speaks up, or how they do it? In a forthcoming article in Academy of Management Journal, my colleagues Elizabeth McClean, Kyle Emich, and Todd Woodruff and I share how we explored these questions in two studies. We found that those who speak up … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Sean R. Martin | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subject: Women in Business

In the office or in a lecture hall, women are no less capable than men, biologically and intellectually. Yet gender disparity, equal pay, and other gender issues persist. Why? Even with programs that seek to create gender equality becoming increasingly common, men and women are working on an uneven playing field. Here are five ways the work environment is unfair, and what women — and … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Deborah Khan, Lisa Unwin | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Women in Business

To gauge the impact of diversity and inclusion efforts, companies typically track metrics on the hiring, attrition, promotion, and composition of the current workforce. While such statistics are useful, they don’t provide a fully accurate picture. In reality, diversity and inclusion are not merely the number of nonwhite male employees you have. Rather, a truly inclusive organization contains a diverse cross-section of employees who actually … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Bogdan Yamkovenko | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior, Women in Business

There are 10 gender “impact zones” that need to be addressed in order to accelerate progress toward gender parity.

Content: Article | Authors: Anu Madgavkar, Kweilin Ellingrud, Mekala Krishnan | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Human Resources, Women in Business

Many commentators suggest that gender diversity in the corporate boardroom improves company performance because of the different points of view and experience it offers. However, rigorous, peer-reviewed academic research paints a different picture. Despite the intuitive appeal of the argument that gender diversity on the board improves company performance, research suggests otherwise.

Results of numerous academic studies of the topic suggest that the presence of more … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Katherine Klein | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Corporate Governance, Women in Business

Slow progress in adding more women to boards has dominated the conversation. But tips from standout companies are more likely to inspire others to take firmer action.

Content: Article | Authors: Celia Huber, Sara O’Rourke | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Corporate Governance, Women in Business

To make meaningful progress on gender diversity, companies must move beyond the averages and focus on the biggest pain points.

Content: Article | Authors: Alexis Krivkovich, Eric Kutcher, Lareina Yee | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Women in Business

You want to hire women. And women want to be hired. So what’s the problem? You need to change your game plan and make your rules more flexible. Here’s how to get started.

Content: Article | Authors: Deborah Khan, Lisa Unwin | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Human Resources, Women in Business