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  • This Harvard Study Reveals Why Black Women Are Set Up To Fail At Work

    Forbes | Feb 17 2025

    New research from Harvard Kennedy School provides more insight into the unique challenges that Black women face in the workplace…

  • Why Black Women Are Carving New Career Pathways As Entrepreneurs

    Forbes | July 5 2024

    Black women are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. and represent roughly 2.7 million businesses nationwide…

  • Beyond Karen: White Woman Archetypes in the Third Sector

    Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine | May 9, 2024

    Black women can’t catch a break in America, and that includes our experience in the American workplace…

  • New Study: Black Women In White Workplaces Are More Likely to Have Worse Career Outcomes

    The Electorette Podcast | Jan 9, 2024

    New landmark research, by Associate Professor Dr. Elizabeth Linos and co-authors, indicates that Black women may have worse career outcomes when their teams have a greater share of white colleagues…

  • Black Women In White Workplaces Are More Likely To Be Considered 'Low Performers'

    Essence | Dec 31, 2023

    A new report suggests that Black women are more likely to face significant challenges when working with mostly white teams…

  • A new study suggests that Black women in teams with a greater number of white peers may have worse job outcomes

    TikTok | Dec 26, 2023

    Watch an Instagram reel about “Intersectional Peer Effects at Work: The Effect of White Coworkers on Black Women’s Careers.”

  • When Black women work in whiter teams, they may have worse job outcomes

    The Harvard Gazette | Dec 12, 2023

    Evidence from a new study suggests that Black women in teams with a greater number of white peers may have worse job outcomes. This finding may offer a starting point for improving retention and diversity in elite firms…

  • Discrimination au travail : les femmes noires sont encore plus lésées lorsqu'elles sont en minorité

    Marie Claire | Nov 21, 2023

    Femme et racisée, un double obstacle en entreprise ? C’est ce que vient de révéler une nouvelle étude…

  • Black Women Face Worse Job Outcomes In White-Dominated Work Environments, Study Reveals

    People of Color in Tech | Nov 21, 2023

    Black women in teams with a more significant number of white peers may have worse job outcomes, a new study has found…

  • Study Proves White-Dominant Workplaces Negatively Impact Black Women’s Careers

    Madamenoire | Nov 27, 2023

    A November 2023 study conducted by a Harvard Kennedy School professor found that the increased exposure to white coworkers infringed on a Black woman’s bag and advancement in the workplace…

  • Black Women Hired Onto Whiter Teams Are More Likely To Get Flagged As 'Low Performers'New List Item

    Huffington Post | Nov 20, 2023

    Work long enough and you will learn that who you work with can matter more than what you actually work on if you want to get ahead. But who gets assigned as your co-worker on a team is largely out of the control of new hires…

  • Study Shows Black Women Working In Majority White Teams Experience Worse Job Outcomes

    Black Enterprise | Nov 10, 2023

    A Harvard study shows that work outcomes decrease for Black women who are employed in less diverse work environments…

  • When Black women work in whiter teams, they may have worse job outcomes

    Harvard Kennedy School | Nov 8, 2023

    Companies frequently focus on racial diversity in their hiring practices. But hiring is not enough—retention is critically important. And the composition of teams at work can impact that retention in surprising ways…

  • White Male Leaders Hold the Keys to Racial Equality

    AOM Insights | Oct 25, 2023

    Current diversity efforts are doomed to failure, but today’s organizational leaders—overwhelmingly white men—have the power to overturn entrenched racial inequality in U.S. workplaces.…

  • Network for Business Sustainability Monthly Research Series

    Network for Business Sustainability | Sep 17, 2023

    “NBS’s monthly compilation of the latest business sustainability research prioritizes in-press articles, in order to highlight cutting-edge knowledge…”

  • Formerly Incarcerated Blacks May Have an Edge in Oakland's Job Market

    CityLab | July 11, 2019

    “A new study looks at how race, a criminal record, and an employer’s proximity to recent violent events affect a person’s job prospects—with surprising results…”