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What the Data Says About Women in Management Between 1980 and 2010

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Michael Banks/Getty Images. Does this stalled revolution play out in management positions, too? To explore this, I used data on full-time managers obtained from the U.S. Other managerial occupations that became majority-female were education administration, human resources, property and real estate, and finance.

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Two Powerful Ways Managers Can Curb Implicit Biases

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For the most part, managers are not given the right tools to overcome the challenges posed by implicit biases. But this demands a lot of cognitive energy, so over time, managers go back to their old habits. The workshops companies invest in typically teach them to constantly check their thoughts for bias.