women leaders

The database was developed to address concerns that women’s scientific expertise is often excluded at professional gatherings

The challenges and triumphs for women in science today

Decades of research papers show how female scientists’ work was overlooked

When women have social networks that resemble their male counterparts’, they are more likely to hold low-ranking positions

"In an era when there are still few women CEOs and we have yet to elect a woman president, it is important to understand how much motherhood affects the careers of women at the top and to consider how this can be changed," researcher says

Recent study shows it’s a lack of company support that keeps many women from pursuing leadership positions, rather than lack of ambition

New study can provide women an effective strategy in exhibiting leadership abilities without being penalized

Working women are “leaning in” and supporting more females in leadership roles, but a new study finds that having a female manager doesn’t necessarily equate to higher salaries for female employees. In fact, women can sometimes take an earnings hit relative to their male colleagues when they go to work for a female manager.