Relationships Among Women: Bridging Racial, Generational, and Global Divides

2014 Symposium

The second Gender & Work symposium gathered together scholars, practitioners, executives, and alumni to share research, experiences, and conversation about relationships among women at work, with a particular focus on building effective, supportive collaborations across differences in race, generation, and geography.

April 3 & 4, 2014

Welcome to the second Gender & Work symposium at Harvard Business School. This year's event, "Relationships Among Women: Bridging Racial, Generational, and Global Divides," brings together scholars, practitioners, executives, and alumni to share research, experiences, and conversation about relationships among women at work, with a particular focus on building effective, supportive collaborations across differences in race, generation, and geography. Attendees include faculty from U.S. and international institutions, HBS faculty, alumni, and professionals from a range of industries. The symposium will feature several panels showcasing research and practitioner perspectives, as well as a workshop on building alliances to support women's leadership and well-being.

Organizers:

Robin J. Ely
Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration
Senior Associate Dean for Culture and Community

Amy J.C. Cuddy
Associate Professor of Business Administration

Presentations

Bridging Generations

  • Video duration:25:54

    The Queen Bee Phenomenon: Why Do Senior Women Sometimes Work Against the Progress of Their Female Subordinates?

    Belle Derks, Associate Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology at Leiden University

  • Video duration:23:17

    Evolving Models of Intergenerational Feminist Interaction

    Kiran Gandhi & Becky Cooper, MBA students, Harvard Business School

Bridging Race

  • Video duration:20:52

    Sisters and Sistas

    Sandra Finley, President and CEO of the League of Black Women

  • Video duration:17:32

    The Continuing Significance of Race for Feminist Praxis: Relating to Privilege 25 Years Later

    AĂ­da Hurtado, Professor and Luis Leal Endowed Chair in the Chicano and Chicana Studies Department at the University of California-Santa Barbara

  • Video duration:21:21

    Coalition or Derogation? The Effect of Sexism on (White) Women's Evaluations of Other Disadvantaged Groups

    Jennifer Richeson, John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Psychology, Northwestern University

Bridging the Globe

  • Video duration:21:06

    Social Research and Public Policy

    May Al-Dabbagh, Assistant Professor of Social Research and Public Policy at New York University Abu Dhabi

Gender Relations, Gender Stereotypes, & Women's Relationships

  • Video duration:19:43

    Value Threat: How Concerns With Being Seen as a Valued Group Member Affect Women's Preference For Female Candidates

    Michelle Duguid, Assistant Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, and Denise Lewin Loyd, Associate Professor at the University of Illinois

  • Video duration:20:32

    Women’s Workplace Relationships in the Context of Gender Inequality

    Robin J. Ely, Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

  • Video duration:19:15

    Prescriptions for Female Solidarity and Women's Relationships

    Leah Sheppard, PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia

Keynote Address

  • Video duration:47:19

    An Historical Perspective on Feminism

    Paula Giddings, E. A. Woodson 1922 Professor of Afro-American Studies at Smith College