Research & Resources: Women in the economy and workforce, Gender pay gap, Studies, Data, Institutes etc.
Selected Studies:
- – Ageing & Strategic Learning: The Impact of Spousal Incentives on Financial Literacy (Federal Reserve 2011- J. Hsu). An empirical examination of financial literacy in couples, offering an explanation why women delay learning about money. http://www.federalreserve.gov/Pubs/FEDS/2011/201153/201153pap.pdf
- – BSR: Women & Sustainability: Investing in Women’s Empowerment (2011) http://www.bsr.org/reports/ BSR_Women_and_Sustainability_Economic_Empowerment2.pdf
- – Men Rule: The Continued Under-Representation of Women in U.S. Politics (Women & Politics Institute School of Public Affairs – 2012) http://www.american.edu/spa/wpi/upload/2012-men-rule-report-final-web.pdf
- – Rethink What you “Know” About High Achieving Women https://hbr.org/2014/12/rethink-what-you-know-about-high-achieving-women
- – Self-Promotion as a Risk Factor for Women: The Cost and Benefits of Countersterotypical Impression Management (Rutgers) http://www.communicationcache.com/uploads/1/0/8/8/10887248/self-promotion_as_a_risk_factor_for_women-_the_costs_and_benefits_of_countersterotypical_impression_management.pdf
- – The Double-Bind Dilemma for Women in Leadership: Damned if You Do, Doomed if You Don’t (Catalyst- 2007) http://www.catalyst.org/knowledge/double-bind-dilemma-women-leadership-damned-if-you-do-doomed-if-you-dont-0
- – The Gender Disparity on Screen & Behind the Camera: (The Geena Davis Institute 2010 – www.seejane.org) http://seejane.org/wp-content/uploads/full-study-gender-disparity-in-family-films-v2.pdf
- – Women’s Economic Opportunity: A Pilot Index from the Economist Intelligence Unit (2010) http://www.wikigender.org/images//2/22/WEO_report_June_2010.pdf
- – Women in America: Indicators of Social & Economic Well Being (The Office of Management & Budget and Commerce Department – 2011) http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cwg/data-on-women; link to study: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/rss_viewer/Women_in_America.pdf
- – Women’s Media Center Report 2012 – Status of Women in US Media http://www.womensmediacenter.com/press/entry/womens-media-center-releases-new-report-on-status-of-women-in-us-media; link to study: http://wmc.3cdn.net/a6b2dc282c824e903a_arm6b0hk8.pdf
- – Women, Work & the Economy: Macroeconomic Gains from Gender Equity https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/sdn/2013/sdn1310.pdf
Statistics & Data on Women:
- – A Gender Reversal on Career Aspirations (Pew Research Social & Demographic Trends – 2012) http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/04/19/a-gender-reversal-on-career-aspirations/
- – Breadwinner Moms (PewResearch Social & Demographic Trends – 2013) http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/05/29/breadwinner-moms/
- – Report: Diversity on Evening Cable New In 13 Charts (Media Matters for America – 2013) http://mediamatters.org/research/2013/05/13/report-diversity-on-evening-cable-news-in-13-ch/194012
- – Women at Work 2011: Bureau of Labor Statistics Spotlight on Statistics: http://bls.gov/spotlight/2011/women/
- – Women CEOs and top leadership roles in FinancialPost500 list (The Think Tank Catalyst – 2012) http://www.catalyst.org/publication/322/women-ceos-of-the-fortune-1000
- – Women-Owned Businesses (National Women’s Business Council) http://www.nwbc.gov/facts/women-owned-businesses
- – Woman Stats Project: Compiling data on women in 174 countries, led by a team of US academics. http://www.womanstats.org/
Articles & OpEds:
- – Are Women Better Decision Makers? (The New York Times – 2014) http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/opinion/sunday/are-women-better-decision-makers.html
- – Cisco Tech Chief Outlines the Advantages of Being a Woman in Tech (Huffington Post – 2012) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/cisco-chief-technology-officer-woman-in-tech_n_1035880.html
- – Corporate World Jammed with ‘Ladies in Waiting’ (Lisa Kaess – USA TODAY – 2014) http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/02/24/linda-kaess-ladies-in-waiting/5778373/%5C
- – How Helping Women Helps Business: (McKinsey Quarterly – 2010) http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Economic_Studies/Productivity_Performance/How_helpin g_women_helps_business_2513
- – How Talented Women Thrive: (The McKinsey Quarterly – 2008) http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Centered_leadership_How_talented_women_thrive_2193
- Madam C.E.O., Get Me a Coffee: Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant on Women Doing “Office Housework” (The New York Times – 2015) http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/opinion/sunday/sheryl-sandberg-and-adam-grant-on-women-doing-office-housework.html?smid=pl-share&_r=0
- – More Dangerous to be a Woman than a Soldier (Forbes – 2011) http://www.forbes.com/sites/shenegotiates/2011/10/04/more-dangerous-to-be-a-woman-than-a-soldier/
- Speaking While Female: Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant on Why Women Stay Quiet at Work (The New York Times – 2015) http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/opinion/sunday/speaking-while-female.html?smid=pl-share
- – The Female Factor: International Herald Tribune – A global perspective on women and women’s issues http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/world/series/the_female_factor/index.html
- – This is the Most Stressed-Out Person in America (Bloomberg – 2015) http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-04/this-is-the-most-stressed-out-person-in-america
- When Talking About Bias Backfires: Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant on Discrimination at Work (The New York Times – 2014) http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/opinion/sunday/adam-grant-and-sheryl-sandberg-on-discrimination-at-work.html?smid=pl-share
- – Why Women Leave Academia & Why Universities Should Be Worried (The Guardian – 2012) http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/may/24/why-women-leave-academia
- – Why Women Still Can’t Have it All: (The Atlantic – 2012): http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/why-women-still-can-8217-t-have-it-all/9020
- – Women Want More: A Revolutionary Opportunity (Boston Consulting Group – 2009) http://www.womenwantmorethebook.com/documents/file21481.pdf
- – Working Mother 100 Best Companies 2013 – Report 2013 http://www.wmmsurveys.com/2013_100_Best_ExecutiveSummary.pdf
- – Xerox CEO Ursula Burns has advice for ambitious women http://blogs.wsj.com/atwork/2013/03/20/xerox-ceo-ursula-burns-has-advice-for-ambitious-women/
Gender Pay Gap:
- – Overcoming the Gender Gap: Women Entrepreneurs as Economic Driers (Kauffman Foundation – 2011) http://www.kauffman.org/~/media/kauffman_org/ research%20reports%20and%20covers/2011/09/ growing_the_economy_women_entrepreneurs.pdf
- – Pay Equity & Discrimination (Institute for Women’s Policy Research – 2014) http://www.iwpr.org/initiatives/pay-equity-and-discrimination
- – Pay Equity & Single Mothers of Color (Center for American Progress – 2012) http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2012/04/16/11436/pay-equity-and-single-mothers-of-color/
- Stop Denying the Gender Pay Gap Exists. Even Jennifer Lawrence was Shortchanged (The Washington Post – 2014) http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/12/17/stop-denying-the-gender-pay-gap-exists-even-jennifer-lawrence-was-shortchanged/
- – Underpaid & Overloaded: Women in Low-Wage Jobs (National Women’s Law Center – 2014) http://www.nwlc.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/final_nwlc_lowwagereport2014.pdf
- – World Development Report on Gender Equality & Development (The World Bank – 2012) http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/ EXTDEC/ EXTRESEARCH/EXTWDRS/EXTWDR2012/0,,menuPK: 7778074~pagePK:7778278~piPK:7778320~theSitePK:777806 3~contentMDK:2 2851055,00.html
Women in Workforce:
- – A Harvard Professor Explains How Women Can Negotiate Better (Science of Us – 2014) http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2014/06/how-women-can-negotiate-better.html
- – Female Doctors are paid less too: (New York Times) http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/among-doctors-too-women-are-paid-less/?src=rechp
- – Female Power: Women in the Workforce (The Economist – 2009) http://www.economist.com/node/21526350
- – How Can Women Escape the Compensation Negotiation Dilemma? http://gap.hks.harvard.edu/how-can-women-escape-compensation-negotiation-dilemma-relational-accounts-are-one-answer
- – Inciting a Debate on Women and Work: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/us/27iht-letter27.html?ref=thefemalefactor
- – Moving Past Gender Barriers to Negotiate a Raise (The New York Times – 2014) http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/25/your-money/moving-past-gender-barriers-to-negotiate-a-raise.html
- – Nice Girls Don’t Ask: Women & Workplace Compensation (Harvard Business Review – 2003) http://hbr.org/2003/10/nice-girls-dont-ask/ar/1
- – Why Women Don’t Negotiate Their Job Offers (Harvard Business Review – 2014) https://hbr.org/2014/06/why-women-dont-negotiate-their-job-offers/
- – 4 Things Every Powerful Woman Should Know About Negotiation (Forbes – 2014) http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanmcpherson/2014/05/14/4-things-every-powerful-woman-should-know-about-negotiation/
Women in Global Economy:
- – The Female Economy: Women Now Drive the Global Economy (Harvard Business Review – 2009) http://hbr.org/2009/09/the-female-economy/es
- – Women In Management: A Global Comparison (The Think Tank Catalyst – 2012) http://www.catalyst.org/publication/215/women-in-management-global-comparison
- – Women Power: The Rise of the She-economy (Time – 2010) http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2030913,00.html
Research Institutes, Think Tanks. & Media Outlets:
- – Clayman Institute for Gender Research (Stanford): http://gender.stanford.edu/
- – Catalyst: http://www.catalyst.org
- – Forbes Woman: http://www.forbes.com/forbeswoman/
- – Geena Davis Institute on Gender in the Media: http://www.seejane.org
- – Huffington Post Women: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/women/
- – Institute for Women’s Policy Research: http://www.iwpr.org
- – Lean In: www.leanin.org
- – National Women’s Business Council: http://www.nwbc.gov
- – National Women’s Law Center: http://www.nwlc.org
- – Re:Gender (formerly National Council for Research on Women): http://www.regender.org
- – The Guardian (UK) Women: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/women
- – United Nations Women: http://www.unwomen.org/en
- – UN Commission on the Status of Women: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/
- – Women’s Media Center: http://www.womensmediacenter.com
- – Women’s Stats Project: http://www.womanstats.org
- – Working Mother Research Institute: http://www.workingmother.com/best-companies