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Two Powerful Ways Managers Can Curb Implicit Biases

Harvard Business

But this demands a lot of cognitive energy, so over time, managers go back to their old habits. ” In finance, for example, that might mean believing — based on no evidence — that only MBA graduates from an elite university are likely to succeed at their jobs. Hardly anyone raised their hand.

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

Harvard Business

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. Medical and health service managers, who had the highest proportion of women in 1980, became female-dominated in 2010, as women now make up 70% of this category. And if so, how?

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