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Research: Women Ask for Raises as Often as Men, but Are Less Likely to Get Them

Harvard Business

The true gender pay-gap is not known with certainty, but, when comparing equally qualified people doing the same job, most estimates by labor economists put it at 10% – 20%. The bottom line of our study is that women do “ask” just as often as men. We found no support for this in our data.

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What Data Scientists Really Do, According to 35 Data Scientists

Harvard Business

It’s true that data science is a varied field. The data scientists I’ve interviewed approach our conversations from many angles. Ethics is among the field’s biggest challenges. Adopting AI. Sponsored by SAS. How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations.

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The More You Energize Your Coworkers, the Better Everyone Performs

Harvard Business

We “catch” energy through our interactions with people – something called “relational energy”— and it affects our performance at work. To understand how this works, think of people in your workplace who buoy you up, who lift your spirits. What do they do? What do they say?

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7 Practical Ways to Reduce Bias in Your Hiring Process

Harvard Business

Unconscious biases have a critical and “problematic” effect on our judgment, says Francesca Gino, professor at Harvard Business School. “The fact is Latisha and Jamal do not get the same number of callbacks as Emily and Greg. It’s natural to gravitate toward people with whom you instantly gel.

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Gay Men Used to Earn Less than Straight Men; Now They Earn More

Harvard Business

Acceptance of LGBTQ people in all spheres of society – work, family, and community – has grown at a remarkable pace in the United States. LGBTQ people are highly visible in the media, on television, in the movies, and in the C-suites of major companies like Apple, Google, and IBM. Jorg Greuel/Getty Images.

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