Research Index: IMPACT

Female leadership’s impact on a business, society, organization or community

Many studies are not measuring the impact that women have on businesses, groups and economies. The studies listed in this section look at diverse populations and correlate the presence of women – primarily in leadership positions – with the results achieved by the group, organization or sector studied. More and more studies are showing that women in leadership make a measurable and positive impact on business and the economy!

2012

WDR 2012: Gender Equality and Development (Lin, World bank, 2012)
Is There A Payoff From Top-Team Diversity? (McKinsey 2012, Thomas Barta, Markus Kleiner, Tilo Neumann)
Women in Charge: The Impact of Female Managers on Gender Inequality (Academy of Management, 2012)
Women Drive Successful Startups (Dow Jones, 2012)

2011

Unlocking The Full Potential Of Women (McKinsey 2011, Barsh, Yee)
The Global Economy Recovery Will Be Driven by Women: Opinion (W2W)
Women Owned Companies (Phillips, American City Business Journals 2011)
Gender and Corporate Responsibility: It’s A Matter of Responsibility(Rachael Soares, Christopher Marquis, Matthew Less, Catalyst 2011)
The Evershed Board Report (John Heaps, Chairman. PR Moment 2011)
Who’s Wearing the Pants? The Women Of Course (Educational Leadership Researchers, 2011)
Who Is Governing Whom? Senior Managers, Governance and the Structure of Generosity in Large U.S. Firms (Christopher Marquis and Matthew Lee, Harvard Business School, 2011)
Board Diversification Strategy: Realizing Competitive Advantage and Shareowner Value (Virtcom Consulting)
Women in the Executive Suite Correlate to High Profits (European Project on Equal Pay, Adler)
The Female Factor (Harvard Business Review, Woolley and McGovern, 2011)
2011: A Year of Renewed Commitment and Enthusiasm (Julie Gorte, PHD, Pax World Investments 2011)
High Performance Entrepreneurs: Women in High-Tech (Illuminate Researchers, Illuminate Ventures, 2011)
A Solution For a Struggling Economy: Gender Equality (Rita Sharma and Joe Keefe, Forbes 2011)
The American Express OPEN: State of Women- Owned Businesses Report (American Express Open, 2011)
Does Gender Bias Against Female Leaders Persist? (Kim M. Elsesser and Janet Lever. Sage 2011)
The Bottom Line: Corporate Performance and Women’s Representation on Boards, 2004–2008 (Nancy M. Carter, Ph.D., and Harvey M. Wagner, Ph.D., Catalyst 2011)

2010

Womenomics 3.0: The Time is Now (Matsui, Suzuki, Eoyang, Akiba, Tatebe, Goldman Sachs 2010)
Women Of Africa: A Powerful, Untapped Economic Force For the Continent (Seshni Samual and Ajen Sita, Ernst and Young 2010)

2009

A Global Investment and Action Agenda (Ruth Levine, Center for Global Development, Cynthaia B. Lloyd, Population Council, Margaret Greene, International Center for Research on Women, Caren Grown, American University, 2009)