Insights & Research on Women in Business

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April 28, 2021
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The Language of Gender Bias in Performance Reviews
How negative stereotypes about men and women creep into a process intended to be meritocratic.
Woman in a business meeting with two men. Credit: iStock/mediaphotos
February 04, 2019
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Fran Weld, MBA ’11: If Your Dream Job Doesn’t Exist, Create It
The senior vice president of strategy and development for the SF Giants carved her own niche in the competitive world of pro sports management.
November 26, 2018
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Does Workplace Ageism Affect Women and Men Differently?
A new study suggests that women are perceived as less of a threat by younger colleagues.
A senior businessman at a meeting. Credit: iStock/FangXiaNua
October 31, 2018
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Investing in China: It’s Still “the Wild, Wild West”
How an uncle’s battle with cancer helped Nisa Leung become one of Asia’s most successful VCs.
Nisa Leung. Credit: Amanda Kho
September 25, 2018
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Kara Swisher: Be the Boss
The executive editor of Recode discusses failure, diversity, and the value of being honest.
Kara Swisher. Credit: Photo by David Fitzgerald/Web Summit via Sportsfile

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Heroes and Villains: The Effects of Heroism on Autocratic Values and Nazi Collaboration in France
Julia Cage, Anna Dagorret, Pauline Grosjean, Saumitra Jha
American Economic Review 2024 Vol. forthcoming
Trading Stocks Builds Financial Confidence and Compresses the Gender Gap
Saumitra Jha, Moses Shayo
Economic Journal 2024 Vol. accepted (subject to data replication)
The Oxford Handbook of Cross-Cultural Organizational Behavior
Michele J. Gelfand, Miriam Erez
Oxford University Press September2023
Book cover: The Oxford Handbook of Cross-Cultural Organizational Behavior
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