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
Written

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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Reserves Were Not So Ample after All

Adam Copeland, Darrell Duffie, Yilin (David) Yang
Quarterly Journal of Economics July2025

Majority rule: Do minorities live in ‘tighter’ social worlds?

Morgan Weaving, Michele J. Gelfand
Current Opinion in Psychology December2024 Vol. 60

The Financial Restructuring Tool Set: How to Fix Your Broken Balance Sheet

Mike Harmon
Columbia Business School Publishing December2024
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