By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
You may have been surprised recently to see a few articles explaining that adding a few women to a group can raise the group’s intelligence as a whole: add women, get smarter.
Well, maybe you were not so surprised, really.
The MIT study, cited in the Harvard Business Review, set [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
As our writer Cleo Thompson pointed out in this morning’s piece on UK views on quotas, “According to a recent survey by executive recruiters Harvey Nash, 81% of women feel that bias in the appointment process has a major impact on female representation – but two-thirds (64%) do not [...]

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By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
Direction and guidance are two things that are always helpful in the business world, whether you’re a seasoned professional with years of experience under your belt – or you’re working your first major job out of college. Many women are under the impression that obtaining leadership assistance requires intervention from their [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Last week the Center for Work Life Policy released a long-awaited report entitled “The Power of Out,” a report that details the cost of the closet. Based on the results of a CWLP survey, out of the estimated seven million LGBT employees in the US workforce, 48% are closeted. [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
“Our economy depends on women being at the table creating technology,” said Dr. Telle Whitney, President and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. She continued, “The innovation that will drive the future is in your hands.”
Dr. Whitney was the keynote speaker at The Glass Hammer’s [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Girls are still lagging in the classroom when it comes to math – which has a big impact on tomorrow’s workforce, especially considering the important role the technology industry will play in the economy of the future. According to a recent study by the University of Washington, one potential [...]

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By Elizabeth Harrin (London)
Germany, Europe’s largest economy, is managed by men. While Chancellor Angela Merkel has packed her cabinet with a good gender balance, that isn’t reflected in German businesses. And many people think it should be.
Recently German politicians have been debating targets for the number of women on supervisory and executive boards. They [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Recently Business and Professional Women’s Foundation launched a project to build a framework through which to view the choices Gen X and Gen Y women make in the workplace – the Young Careerist Project. And last week, BPW Foundation released the results of its focus groups on Gen Y [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
A new study by McKinsey has shattered the notion that women aren’t rising to the top in significant numbers because they don’t want to be leaders.
In fact, the report showed, women in middle management very much want to reach senior executive levels – even moreso than women in entry [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
With Earth Day around the corner, The Glass Hammer has decided to take a look into why sustainability makes sense from a business standpoint. We’ve long pointed out that companies must take a broader look at the gender composition of their workforce and senior leadership if they are to [...]

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