Faculty & Research
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- FEB 2019
- Journal Article
Explaining the Persistance of Gender Inequality: The Work Family Narrative as a Social Defense Against the 24/7 Work Culture
It is widely accepted that the conflict between women’s family obligations and professional jobs’ long hours lies at the heart of their stalled advancement. Yet research suggests that this “work–family narrative” is incomplete: men also experience it and nevertheless advance; moreover, organizations’ effort to mitigate it through flexible work policies has not improved women’s advancement prospects and often hurts them. Drawing on a case study of a professional service firm, Professors Robin Ely, Irene Padavic, and Erin M. Reid develop a multilevel theory to explain why organizations are caught in this conundrum.
- FEB 2019
- Journal Article
Explaining the Persistance of Gender Inequality: The Work Family Narrative as a Social Defense Against the 24/7 Work Culture
It is widely accepted that the conflict between women’s family obligations and professional jobs’ long hours lies at the heart of their stalled advancement. Yet research suggests that this “work–family narrative” is incomplete: men also experience it and nevertheless advance; moreover, organizations’ effort to mitigate it through flexible work policies has not improved women’s advancement prospects and often hurts them. Drawing on a case study of a professional service firm, Professors Robin Ely, Irene Padavic, and Erin M. Reid develop a multilevel theory to explain why organizations are caught in this conundrum.
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- JUN 2018
- Case
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn: The Power of Writing to Launch and Sustain a Movement
In 2018, New York Times writer Nicholas Kristof, and his wife, former Times writer Sheryl WuDunn (HBS '86), who worked in finance, were planning for their next book. The couple's earlier books had given rise to social movements around gender equity and poverty issues. They hoped the next book would be equally powerful. What should the book focus on? What additional content should they create to make sure their writing had an impact?
- JUN 2018
- Case
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn: The Power of Writing to Launch and Sustain a Movement
In 2018, New York Times writer Nicholas Kristof, and his wife, former Times writer Sheryl WuDunn (HBS '86), who worked in finance, were planning for their next book. The couple's earlier books had given rise to social movements around gender equity and poverty issues. They hoped the next book would be equally powerful. What should the book focus on? What additional content should they create to make sure their writing had an impact?
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- Aug 2018
- Article
Women Heart Patients Have Better Survival Odds with Women Doctors
Women having a heart attack are less likely to die if their doctor is also female, according to a new study by Laura Huang and colleagues. How much less likely? When treated for a heart attack by men, the risk for women goes up 1.5 percent. That means roughly one in 66 women has a better chance of leaving the hospital alive if their doctor is also a woman.
- Aug 2018
- Article
Women Heart Patients Have Better Survival Odds with Women Doctors
Women having a heart attack are less likely to die if their doctor is also female, according to a new study by Laura Huang and colleagues. How much less likely? When treated for a heart attack by men, the risk for women goes up 1.5 percent. That means roughly one in 66 women has a better chance of leaving the hospital alive if their doctor is also a woman.
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- February 2019
- Article
When Gender Diversity Makes Firms More Productive
Professor Letian (LT) Zhang's new study digs deeper into the conflicting research on whether gender diversity makes a company more productive, asking an important qualifying question: do region and industry have a correlating effect on outcomes?
- February 2019
- Article
When Gender Diversity Makes Firms More Productive
Professor Letian (LT) Zhang's new study digs deeper into the conflicting research on whether gender diversity makes a company more productive, asking an important qualifying question: do region and industry have a correlating effect on outcomes?
Faculty
Life & Leadership After HBS
Life & Leadership After HBS is a longitudinal study of the post-MBA paths of Harvard Business School alumni. Study findings have been published in the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Poets & Quants, and covered in other print, digital, and broadcast media outlets. Life & Leadership examines the role played by race and gender in the life and career outcomes and experiences of alumni.
Gender & Work Symposium
The Gender Initiative hosts an annual Gender & Work Symposium highlighting research and ideas about gender in organizations. Since 2013, more than 100 scholars and practitioners have gathered on campus to share and discuss groundbreaking research and insights across the classroom, industry, and society.
2019 Symposium
The Courage of our Convictions, the 7th annual Gender & Work symposium, will be held on the Harvard Business School campus April 4-5, 2019.
In the News
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- 03 Apr 2019
- HBS Working Knowledge
Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture
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- 20 Mar 2019
- HBS Working Knowledge
Gender-Diverse Companies Thrive Only Where Diversity is Embraced
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- 05 Mar 2019
- Harvard Business School
The Importance of Female Case Protagonists
- 03 Apr 2019
- HBS Working Knowledge
Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture
- 20 Mar 2019
- HBS Working Knowledge
Gender-Diverse Companies Thrive Only Where Diversity is Embraced
- 05 Mar 2019
- Harvard Business School
