Gender

Many people thought the #MeToo movement would have a deterrent effect. A group of researchers weren't so sure. In early 2018 they began a survey to determine...

Interviews with black female lawyers shed new light on the obstacles they face.

They're disproportionately saddled with work that has little visibility or impact.

The real gender issue isn't a lack of qualified women, but a surplus of unqualified men.

This can prevent employees from connecting across ethnic and racial differences.

It's time to rethink how sponsorship works.

Why have women failed to achieve parity with men in the workplace? Contrary to popular belief, it's not because women prioritize their families over their...

One study found that "passing" was the only way to get ahead.

It’s not because they lack confidence.

After Wall Street firms repeatedly had to shell out millions to settle discrimination lawsuits, businesses started to get serious about their efforts...

First, stop calling it diversity.

The latter is harder to measure but just as important.

He's "analytical" or "arrogant." She's "compassionate" or "inept."

Understand their challenges and help them get ahead.

Persistent gender bias too often disrupts the learning process at the heart of becoming a leader. Here’s how to correct the problem.

Researchers studied women's experiences over the last few years.

But if there are two, her odds go way up.

Most managerial work happens through talk--discussions, meetings, presentations, negotiations. And it is through talk that managers evaluate others and...

The questions you should be asking.

Interviews with ten professional women of color.

How to lean in at work. Women regularly face unfair challenges in the workplace--from being passed over for promotion to being ignored in conversation....

What will it take to create a more gender-balanced workplace? If you read nothing else on leadership and gender at work, read these 10 articles by experts...

What will it take to create a more gender-balanced workplace? If you read nothing else on leadership and gender at work, read these 10 articles by experts...

Look around your office. Turn on the TV. Incompetent leadership is everywhere, and there's no denying that most of these leaders are men. In this timely...

In a career that spanned over 30 years, Maggie Wilderotter served as CEO of two publicly traded companies and served on 32 corporate and nine association...

Reviews Rebecca Halstead's career history, detailing how, through her personal attributes, skills, experiences, challenges, and organizational practices...

This case follows Carla Ann Harris, an African-American executive on Wall Street, from her childhood to the eve of her 20th year at Morgan Stanley. In...

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...

Kerstin Berger observes her new colleague Tina Orton gradually slide into complete dysfunction and burnout. Orton, just hired, is given very little guidance...

Zipcar is a start-up organized around the idea of "sharing" car usage via a membership organization. This case describes several iterations of the Zipcar...

The family holds a meeting to talk about the future of the business. Designed to be used with Precista Tools AG (A) and (C) in a one class period.

A young woman manager in a Swiss family firm finds that her role as a managing director becomes bitterly unpleasant once her older brother decides to...

Eighteen months after launching Nickelodeon Latin America, general manager Taran Swan must leave the company's Miami headquarters for her New York home...

Portrays Margaret Thatcher's rise to the leadership of Great Britain's Conservative Party. Thatcher's political career began with her election to Parliament's...

Yvette Hyater-Adams, senior VP of CoreStates Bank, and CEO Terry Larsen reflect on their five-year mentor-protege relationship. They describe how building...

The #MeToo movement brought global awareness to the magnitude of gender-related inequalities in the workplace, including unequal pay and the lack of women...

In 2007, Cynthia Carroll, the newly-appointed chief executive of mining giant Anglo American, was considering shutting down mines in South Africa for...

In 2015, almost 60 years after being introduced to the market, the Barbie doll was one of the world's most iconic toys. However, both the industry landscape...

In 2016, LA Fitness was the largest chain of non-franchised fitness clubs in North America, operating 676 clubs, serving 4.9 million members, and generating...