Using 85 observable characteristics, there was little that researchers could use from a Swedish study to prove why the glass ceiling blocks female CEOs.…
Where the Glass Ceiling Refuses to Shatter
Looking at the glass ceiling, a recent study indicates that progress has stalled for women ascending the legal and corporate ladder.…
Pink It, Shrink It, and Gender Design Discrimination
For years, women have needed sweaters, jackets, even snuggies at work. The reason takes us to some solid science…for men. Our story starts with a 154 pound man in a business suit. Decades ago, t…
The Top Ten Worst Reasons For Not Having Women on Corporate Boards
Looking at a list of the ten worst reasons used to explain women’s absence from corporate boards, we can see why progress has been slow.…
Why We Need Female Monuments
In New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., public spaces under-represent women’s past leadership through too few female monuments.…
The Athletic Programs That Score High for Gender Bias
With a poor hiring record for female college coaches, many universities and athletic conferences have received dismal gender bias grades.…
Giving the NFL a C+
Because their human capital includes relatively few women, the NFL’s 32 teams have a glass ceiling that diminishes the talented people they could hire.…
Weekly Roundup: From Greek Games to Tennis Matches
Our everyday economics includes externalities, branding, monopolistic competition, sovereign debt, game theory, elasticity, taxes, markets and the glass ceiling.…
Finding the Cracks in the Glass Ceiling
Wage data from 1981 to 2012 show that women who are top earners have made progress in cracking the glass ceiling but their numbers remain relatively low.…
Weekly Roundup: From Desirable Currency to Rejected Coins
Our everyday economics includes gender gap, human capital, competition, regulation, opportunity cost, money supply, currency and conspicuous consumption.…