From tackling gender-based violence to supporting migrant domestic workers, meet seven young leaders who are protecting women and propelling them to success
Research published in the Harvard Business Review in 2019 found that while male and female MBA graduates benefit from having a network of well-connected peers to land leadership positions, women also had to have an inner circle of close female contacts to reach the highest levels of pay and executive positions with the most authority.
Cultural and political obstacles such as gender stereotypes and unconscious bias that women face and men don’t were the key reasons researchers highlighted as stymying their chances to advance. A solution, the study suggests, is for women to build close connections with other women, who can provide them with critical private information that can help them with their job search,…
