Discover select Baker Library resources with a focus on women and entrepreneurship. Want to stay up-to-date on topics in this area? Consider subscribing to our monthly Diversity Equity and Inclusion Info Blast.

 

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Quick Baker Library Resources

New Books: Women & Business

Baker Library is constantly adding new materials to its permanent collection. The development of new titles is closely tied to the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and anti-racism.

 

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Use this interactive visualization of Baker and Harvard Library materials to browse new additions to the collections. Click on a book cover to request the item via the library catalog, HOLLIS.

 

Baker Collections & Data

 

A sculpture by the artist Simone Leigh

 

 

 

 

 

Investigate this Tableau data dashboard of the largest minority/women-owned businesses in Massachusetts. See how trends have shifted over time. This information comes from the Boston Business Journal's Book of Lists

Contemporary Art at HBS

The HBS Art Collection & Program consists of over 1,000 original works and serves as a key teaching and learning resource for the HBS community.

 

A sculpture by the artist Ursula von Rydingsvard

Elegantka II (2013–14/2016) by Ursula von Rydingsvard

One of the most influential sculptors working today, Ursula von Rydingsvard has received numerous awards, including the 2008 Rappaport Prize, an annual art award presented by the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum; the 2014 International Sculpture Center Annual Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award; the 2019 National Museum of Women in the Arts Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in the Arts; and the 2021 Gold Medal for Merit to Culture—Gloria Artis, of the Ministry of Culture, National Heritage, and Sport, in Warsaw, Poland. Her sculpture, Elegantka II (2013–14/2016), is currently on view on Schwartz Common.

Ursula von Rydingsvard (American, born 1942), Elegantka II, 2013–14 / 2016, urethane resin, 126 x 46 x 46 inches. Courtesy of the Artist and Galerie Lelong & Co., New York. © Ursula von Rydingsvard.

Movie Poster for "Into Her Own"

An Evening with Ursula von Rydingsvard & Film Screening

 

March 7, 2024, 6:00-7:30 pm

Klarman Hall, Harvard Business School

Organized in conjunction with the 2023-2025 exhibition supported by the C. Ludens Ringnes Sculpture Collection at Harvard Business School, this event will feature a film screening of the 2019 documentary Into Her Own. Movie snacks will be served.

This live, in-person event is free and open to the Harvard community and the public. Registration is required.

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-ursula-von-rydingsvard-film-screening-tickets-796026746427

Organized by the HBS Art Program and HBS Connects

Supported by the C. Ludens Ringnes Sculpture Fund at Harvard Business School

Special Collections and Archives

Special Collections and Archives collects and makes available the records of business dating from the 14th century to the present and the records of the Harvard Business School since its founding in 1908.

 

Muriel Siebert at the New York Stock Exchange, 1960s.

Muriel Siebert at the New York Stock Exchange, 1960s. Muriel Siebert Collection. Baker Library Special Collections and Archives.

 

Muriel Siebert Collection

Muriel Siebert (1928-2013), an American businesswoman, in 1967 became the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange and was the first woman to own and direct a NYSE-member brokerage firm. Throughout her career, Muriel Siebert was actively involved with a wide range of non-profit, civic and women’s organizations serving as a prominent mentor, strong advocate, and role model for women in business. The Muriel Siebert papers, donated in 2020, include Siebert’s personal and professional records.

 

Photos from the HBS archive depicting four decades of women in classrooms

 

BUILDING THE FOUNDATION: BUSINESS EDUCATION FOR WOMEN AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY (1937-1970)

Building the Foundation traces the early history of business education for women at Harvard University from the founding of the one-year certificate program at Radcliffe College in 1937 to the integration of women into Harvard Business School (HBS) by 1970. Illustrating the evolution of this formative period are photographs, interviews, reports, and correspondence from Baker Library Historical Collections at Harvard Business School and from the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at the Radcliffe Institute.

Working Knowledge

HBS Working Knowledge distills the latest faculty research into practical insights for leaders, entrepreneurs, and change agents. Stay up-to-date by signing up for the Working Knowledge Newsletter.

 

 

 

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Breaking Through the Self-Doubt That Keeps Talented Women from Leading

Women are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification—the lasting damage of a lifetime of gender stereotypes. Studies by Katherine Coffman show how employers could use simple-yet-powerful approaches to empower women to pursue senior roles and bring more talent to companies.

When Showing Know-How Backfires for Women Managers

Women managers might think they need to roll up their sleeves and work alongside their teams to show their mettle. But research by Alexandra Feldberg shows how this strategy can work against them. How can employers provide more support?

Working Moms Are Mostly Thriving Again. Can We Finally Achieve Gender Parity?

The pandemic didn't destroy the workplace advancements moms had achieved. However, not all of the positive changes forced by the crisis and remote work have stuck, says research by Kathleen McGinn and Alexandra Feldberg.

HBS CASES AND FACULTY RESEARCH

HBS CASES FEATURING WOMEN PROTAGONISTS

Find HBS cases with female protagonists. Eligible cases available for MBA and Doctoral students. To request these cases, please consult the library's case request page

FACULTY RESEARCH ON GENDER

Discover faculty research being done on gender.