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SOM Professor returns from teaching workshop in Ethiopia
Deborah Kolb, the Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor for Women & Leadership at the SOM, recently returned from Ethiopia, where she... More»
CGO and Faculty Member Deborah Kolb Mentioned in "How does gender affect negotiation?"
The Center for Gender in Organizations and Simmons School of Management faculty member Deborah Kolb are mentioned in the Harvard... More»
Innovative Program Launched to Empower Women in Japan to Become Leaders for Social Change
Simmons School of Management, Fish Family Foundation Lead New Initiative BOSTON (September 25, 2007) In an innovative new program designed... More»
Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands invited to serve as a Technical Advisor for the research project Women in Healthcare Leadership
Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands, and CGO Affiliate, has been invited to serve as a Technical Advisor during 2006-2008 for the research... More»
"Inspiring Transformations", the latest publication featuring the findings of an external impact assessment of the CGIAR Women's Leadership Series
In recognition of their 10-year milestone for delivery of women’s leadership courses, G&D commissioned in-depth research to find out whether... More»
Patricia Deyton interviewed on WUNI-TV (Channel 27) Noticias Nueva Inglaterra
SOM Professor and Center for Gender in Organizations Director Patricia Deyton, was interviewed by Noticias Nueva Inglaterra on WUNI-TV (Channel... More»
Madrinas - SOM Alliance
Latinas represent one of the fastest growing groups of women entering the U.S. workforce today, with numbers estimated to reach... More»
CGO Diversity Training, Being an Effective Bystander: Lessons in Civil Courage, Featured at New England Human Resources Association Spring Meeting
The new CGO diversity training, Being an Effective Bystander: Lessons in Civil Courage, was featured at the spring meeting of... More»
Simmons School of Management Awarded Second $10,000 Grant from The Boston Foundation
The School of Management has been awarded a second $10,000 grant from The Boston Foundation to continue its work under... More»
NECN Webcast: Professor Mary Shapiro reveals surprising findings from SOM/HP survey
Professor Mary Shapiro was featured on NECN recently, discussing “How women are coming up with creative ideas to stay on... More»
CGO Bystander Awareness Training at the Five College Consortium Diversity Day
Maureen Scully and Gina LaRoche provided the newly created program of Bystander Awareness Training to over 100 participants at the... More»
Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune and other media intrigued by new Simmons survey.
The results of the recent SOM research study on women and work were featured in the January 28th Boston Globe... More»
Patricia Deyton, CGO Director, participates in the Official Launch of the 2008 Colloquium on Women's Leadership and Empowerment in Monrovia, Liberia
On January 16th, the official launch was held on the first anniversary of the inauguration of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President... More»
Simmons Study Finds 90% of Working Women Use Flexible Options vs "Opting Out"
With all the hype in the popular press about women “opting out” of leadership and abandoning their careers, the SOM... More»
Professor Ingols & Alumna Ishihara publish in The CASE Journal
Simmons SOM Associate Professor and CGO Faculty Affiliate Cynthia Ingols recently published her case study entitled, “Reborn Kyoto” in The... More»
$300K grant awarded to CGO for work in Africa
The Center for Gender in Organizations (CGO) at Simmons School of Management has been awarded a grant in the amount... More»
CGO director Patricia Deyton quoted in NY Times
The November 13 issue of the New York Times quoted CGO director Patricia Deyton in the article, “Lessons in Management... More»
Prof. Maxfield presents to Procter & Gamble in Columbia
On October 24-26, Simmons SOM Associate Professor Sylvia Maxfield visited Bogota, Colombia to address Procter & Gamble staff at a... More»
CGO starts research partnership with Merck
The Center for Gender in Organizations (CGO) has signed a contract with Merck & Co., Inc. to conduct research in... More»
Prof. Blake-Beard, Mind Your Bizness featured in Boston Globe
“Girls with a head for business” featured Simmons SOM’s Mind Your Bizness event in the City & Region section of... More»
SOM/HP Survey highlighted in PINK article on negotiation
The August/September issue of PINK magazine published the article “How do you get what you want?” The article presented the... More»
SOM workshop "Mind your Bizness" recognized in Boston Herald
On July 24, the Boston Herald featured the Simmons SOM event “Mind your Bizness” in the “Who Knew?” section. The... More»
Prof. Maxfield speaks at Corporate Community Involvement Conference
Simmons SOM Associate Professor Sylvia Maxfield gave the plenary address at the 2006 Corporate Community Involvement Conference “Connecting to the... More»
Professional Woman's Magazine highlights CGO's Prof. Deyton
The article “Women Leaders in Management Companies Surpass National Average” in the July-Sept. edition of Professional Woman’s Magazine discusses obstacles... More»
Prof. Kickul published in International Journal of E-Learning
Simmons SOM Associate Professor Jill Kickul co-authored “Closing the Gap: Impact of Student Proactivity and Learning Goal Orientation on E-Learning... More»
Ernst & Young sponsors "Women on the Verge II: Corporate Power in Latin America"
Ernst & Young has contributed $35,000 to Simmons School of Management and the Center for Gender in Organization (CGO) to... More»
Prof. Kickul offers advice on mentoring relationships for entrepreneurs in Women's Business
Simmons SOM’s Elizabeth J. McCandless Professor of Entrepreneurship Jill Kickul contributed the article “Mentors connect students to aspirations” in the... More»
Prof. Blake-Beard speaks to AstraZeneca
Simmons SOM Associate Professor Stacy Blake-Beard gave three teleconference presentations for AstraZeneca on June 30. The teleconferences were held in... More»
Prof. Blake-Beard receives award from Robert Toigo Foundation
On June 14, 2006, Simmons SOM associate professor Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard received the Thought Leadership Award from the Robert Toigo... More»
CGO Director Patricia Deyton attends dinner for new president of Chile
Patricia Deyton, Director of the Center for Gender in Organizations at the Simmons School of Management, attended a precedent-setting dinner... More»
Deborah Kolb to lead seminar at W.L. Gore
Dr. Deborah Kolb, Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor for Women and Leadership and CGO Faculty Affiliate, will present the seminar “Yes... More»
CGO researchers teach gender equity workshop in South Africa
Simmons SOM Center for Gender in Organziations (CGO) Senior Research Faculty Dr. Evangelina Holvino, assisted by CGO Coordinator Tara Hudson... More»
Prof. Deyton presents workshop at Boston Center for Youth and Families
On April 3, 2006 Simmons SOM professor and CGO Interim Faculty Director Patricia Deyton conducted a two-hour workshop “Mission, Ethics... More»
Prof. Kolb quoted in article on gender wage gap
The April 25 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel quoted Deborah Kolb, Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor for Women and Leadership, in the article... More»
Boston Globe article highlights CGO's active bystander trainings
The May 7, 2006 Boston Globe article “Diffusing the workplace’s small wrongs” highlighted the active bystander training convened by the... More»
Deborah Kolb presents to Women in Alternative Assets
On May 24, 2006 Dr. Deborah Kolb, Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor for Women and Leadership and CGO Faculty Affiliate, presented... More»
Deborah Kolb speaks at MassWIT Senior Executive Women's Roundtable April 25
Dr. Deborah Kolb, Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor for Women and Leadership and CGO Faculty Affiliate, spoke as a panelist at... More»
Women's eNews looks at women entering the workforce
In the April 7 Women’s eNews, the article, “Young Women Face Culture Shock in First Jobs,” looks at the transition... More»
Professor Blake-Beard speaks at Wellesley College
Simmons SOM Associate Professor and CGO Faculty Affiliate Stacy Blake-Beard spoke at the Wellesley College Postdoctoral Fellows Luncheon on April... More»
CGO Director Patricia Deyton quoted on women's non-profit opportunities
Patricia H. Deyton, Interim Faculty Director of the Center for Gender in Organizations (CGO) and Assistant Professor of Management at... More»
Prof. Blake-Beard presents at HP in Amsterdam
Simmons SOM Associate Professor Stacy Blake-Beard delivered a session on “Unconscious Bias” for Hewlett-Packard Human Resource executives in Amsterdam, Netherlands... More»
Professor Blake-Beard presents at Springboard Leadership seminar
Simmons SOM Associate Professor Stacy Blake-Beard presented at a Springboard Leadership seminar titled “You Inc.: Identifying Your High-Powered Board of... More»
Miami Herald taps Blake-Beard on reverse mentoring
The March 8 article “Try reverse mentoring: Tapping into the font of knowledge of younger workers can be just what... More»
Dean Merrill-Sands speaks at Gould, McCoy, Chadick & Ellig on March 14
Dr. Deborah Merrill-Sands, dean of Simmons School of Management (SOM), spoke at the Gould, McCoy, Chadick & Ellig “Conversations &... More»
Fletcher presents at Jean Baker Miller Training Institute, Wellesley College
On March 6, Simmons SOM professor and CGO faculty affiliate presented at the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute’s “Relational Leadership…What... More»
SOM/HP Survey: Successful Businesswomen Don't Hesitate to Negotiate for What They Want
Women business leaders don’t shy away from asking for what they want to be successful — and their negotiations pay... More»
CGO co-sponsors program for NCRW's Women Who Make a Difference awards dinner, March 7
The Center for Gender in Organizations (CGO) at Simmons School of Management, a Member Center of the National Council for... More»
Stacy Blake-Beard speaks to HP employees worldwide on Feb. 22
SOM Associate Professor and CGO Research Faculty Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard discussed “Unconscious Biases: Beliefs, Experiences and their Business Impact” as... More»
Kolb featured in negotiation Q & A on Microsoft.com
In the article, “Walk out a winner: negotiation tips for women,” Deborah Kolb, Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor for Women and... More»
Dr. Evangelina Holvino speaks at Stanford on Feb. 17
On February 17, 2006, Dr. Evangelina Holvino, CGO Senior Research Faculty, gave a presentation at the two-day Stanford Women and... More»
Blake-Beard and Shapiro present at New England Networking Luncheon
SOM Professors Stacy Blake-Beard and Mary Shapiro led workshops at the February 10, 2006 New England Networking Luncheon hosted by... More»
Kolb weighs in on flexibility and women of color in the workplace for 2006
The Arizona Daily Star’s “Working flexibility, increasing benefits improving workers’ lot in U.S.” (Jan. 5) evaluates flexibility options in the... More»
Blake-Beard quoted in PINK article on diversity
The February/March 2006 PINK article, “Concrete Ceiling, Corporate America Wants to Know Why It’s Losing the Best and Brightest Women... More»
Blake-Beard tells Boston Globe to define values when creating work-life balance
The January 1 Boston Globe Balancing Acts column, “Life planning takes in the entire work-home picture” addressed this year’s popular... More»
CGO faculty author book chapters on workplace diversity
Dr. Maureen Scully, CGO Faculty Affiliate and Assistant Professor in Management at University of Massachusetts-Boston, and Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard, CGO... More»
Dr. Deborah Kolb speaks at Eli Lilly Conference Jan. 31
On January 31, 2006, Dr. Deborah Kolb, Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor for Women and Leadership and Faculty Affiliate at the... More»
CGO/SOM Host Women of Color Internship Program
The Center for Gender in Organizations (CGO) and the Entrepreneurship Initiative at the School of Management have chosen undergraduate management... More»
Maxfield's "Women on the Verge: Corporate Power in Latin America" translated into Spanish
Simmons SOM is proud to announce the release of the Spanish translation of “Women on the Verge: Corporate Power in... More»
Dr. Deborah Kolb speaks at Philips Medical Systems Jan. 13
On January 13, 2006, Dr. Deborah Kolb, Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor for Women and Leadership and Faculty Affiliate at the... More»
Simmons College announces new president, Dr. Susan C. Scrimshaw
Simmons College is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Susan C. Scrimshaw as the College’s seventh president. Read more
Call for Papers: Family Business Models From Around the World
Simmons School of Management and the Family Owned Business Institute at Grand Valley State University are preparing a Compendium of... More»
Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard facilitates WebSeminar
Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard, CGO Faculty Affiliate and SOM Associate Professor, co-facilitated the WebSeminar “Creating Career Action Plans” on December 15... More»
Dr. Evangelina Holvino to present on Problematic Moment Skills, Dec. 8, 2005
CGO Senior Research Faculty Dr. Evangelina Holvino will present “Working Across Differences - The Problematic Moment Skills” at MIT on... More»
CGO workshop teaches techniques to address bias as "bystanders"
In the workshop “Tools for Institutional Change,” held November 22, 2005, 100 Boston area residents, representing more than a dozen... More»
What's the value of a mentor? Stacy Blake-Beard gives Newsday an answer
The Nov. 20 “Change@work” column titled, “Mentors’ odyssey picks up a thoroughly modern pace,” explores the range of definitions of... More»
Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard speaks on Mentoring Nov. 16
On November 16, 2005, Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard gave a presentation entitled “We’ve Come a Long Way?: Benefits and Challenges of... More»
CGO survey featured in the Chronicle of Philanthropy
A recent survey on women fund raisers’ compensation conducted by the Center for Gender in Organizations (CGO) at Simmons School... More»
Stacy Blake-Beard and CGO research mentioned in Boston Herald article on helping women in the workplace
The October 31 Boston Herald article entitled, “Boston Workplace Diversity Job and Education Fair; Helping Women - and others” asks... More»
Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard speaks at Women in Leadership Summit Nov. 7
On November 7, 2005, Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard, SOM Associate Professor and CGO Faculty Affiliate, spoke in San Francisco, CA as... More»
SOM and CGO receive additional coverage in Bay Area Business Woman on rebuttal to NY Times piece
The Simmons SOM and its Center for Gender in Organizations (CGO) were featured in the November 2005 issue of Bay... More»
Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard presents on mentoring in Arlington, VA
On October 29, 2005, Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard, SOM Associate Professor and CGO Faculty Affiliate, spoke in Arlington, VA to the... More»
New research: Women in fundraising earn less than men, and gap is widening
A new study conducted by the Center for Gender in Organizations at the Simmons School of Management has found that... More»
Simmons SOM reacts to the New York Times Sept. 20 article on women's career paths
Dean Deborah Merrill Sands, Ph.D., along with Linda Basch, Ph.D., president of the National Council for Research on Women, and... More»
Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard speaks on mentoring in Denver
On September 29, 2005, Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard, SOM Associate Professor and CGO Faculty Affiliate, spoke in Denver to the Society... More»
Dr. Joyce Fletcher interviewed in Women's Enews "'Commander-in-Chief' May Foreshadow Near Future"
Marie C. Wilson’s Sept. 21 article for Women’s Enews discussed the implications of ABC’s new prime-time drama, ‘Commander-In-Chief’ and how... More»
CGO faculty member receives prestigious Anna Maria Arias award
Dr. Evangelina Holvino, Senior Research Faculty at the Center for Gender in Organizations, has been awarded the 2005 Anna Maria... More»
PINK magazine features Stacy Blake-Beard's mentoring research
In PINK’s premier issue (June/July 2005), the article “Who’s mentoring America’s top women? Why you need a mentor - if... More»
Professor Stacy Blake-Beard featured in Newsday
In the July 31st article, “Change at Work: To get from misery to joy, you need a values ‘map,’” Stacy... More»
Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard to speak at multicultural conference
Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard, CGO Faculty Affiliate and SOM Associate Professor, will be speaking at a session entitled “Creating a Career... More»
Deborah Kolb featured in Boston Sunday Globe
The BostonWorks section of the July 10, 2005 Boston Sunday Globe mentioned the appointment of CGO Faculty Affiliate Dr. Deborah... More»
CGO/SOM faculty to present paper at 2005 Critical Management Studies conference
CGO Faculty Affiliates Dr. Joyce Fletcher and Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard, along with Dr. Lotte Bailyn of MIT Sloan School of... More»
CGO staff conduct two workshops to build capacity for improving gender equity in African universities
Dr. Evangelina Holvino, Senior Research Faculty at the Center for Gender in Organizations (CGO), and Ms. Tara Hudson, CGO Administrative... More»
CGO Interim Faculty Director Patricia Deyton speaks at Harvard Extension School commencement
Patricia Deyton, CGO Interim Faculty Director and Assistant Professor at Simmons School of Management, was the commencement speaker at the... More»
Gender Dynamics in the Workplace: Implications for Women and Leadership
Dr. Deborah Merrill-Sands, CGO Faculty Affiliate and Simmons School of Management Dean, spoke to employees of Hewlett-Packard on June 2... More»
CGO/HP survey on women and their pursuit of leadership featured in USA Today
Our survey findings challenge the assumptions underlying the purported “Opt Out Revolution.” Indeed, women responding to our surveys are pursuing... More»
Women in Corporate Latin America
In April 2005, CGO Faculty Affiliate Dr. Sylvia Maxfield published a monograph entitled “Women on the Verge: Corporate Power in... More»
Dr. Joyce Fletcher quoted in Boston Globe
CGO Faculty Affiliate Dr. Joyce Fletcher is quoted in the April 3rd article “Wringing order from chaos.”
Leadership Survey on power featured in Boston Globe
The article “Women use power differently than men” discusses the findings of the CGO/Simmons School of Management/Hewlett Packard surveys on... More»
Deborah Merrill-Sands interviewed on WBZ-AM Radio
Simmons SOM Acting Dean and CGO Faculty Affiliate Dr. Deborah Merrill-Sands was interviewed on the findings of CGO & Simmons... More»
Dr. Deborah Merrill-Sands quoted in Boston Herald
A February 10 article entitled “Sorry, Carly: At HP board’s urging, Fiorina resigns as CEO,” features the SOM Dean defining... More»
Newsday (Long Island NY) interviews Deborah Merrill-Sands
The article “Ouster points up disparity,” which discusses Hewlett Packard’s ousting of CEO Carly Fiorina, quotes Simmons School of Management... More»
Dr. Kolb's book featured in HBS's Negotiation Newsletter
The newsletter features CGO Affiliate Dr. Deborah Kolb’s new book Her Place at the Table: A Woman’s Guide to Negotiating... More»
Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard quoted in Workforce Magazine article
CGO Faculty Affiliate Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard was quoted in the article “Lessons from the Donald,” about the popular reality TV... More»
Debbie Kolb's new book Her Place at the Table featured in Women's Business
Deborah M. Kolb, the Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor for Women and Leadership, had excerpts from her recent book, Her Place... More»
CGO Receives Ford Foundation Grant for Work on Diversity
In October 2004, the Center for Gender in Organizations received a one-year grant of $80,000 from The Ford Foundation. The... More»
CGO Faculty Author Article on Conferences for Women of Color
In the article “Women Discussing Their Differences: A Promising Trend,” Dr. Evangelina Holvino, CGO Senior Research Faculty, and Dr. Stacy... More»
Working with Differences in Global Contexts: Collaborative of International Feminist Organizations
Begun in the fall of 2000 and concluded in June 2004, this project supported collaborative learning and organizational strengthening amongst... More»
CGO Receives Diversity Leadership Award from the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS)
The Center for Gender in Organizations (CGO) is the recipient of the Boston Chapter of the Women’s Transportation Seminar’s Boston... More»
Latinas at Work: Journeys to Leadership
Latinas at Work: Journeys to Leadership is a multi-phased study exploring the life stories and leadership experiences of Hispanic women... More»
New Strategies for Working Across Differences: The Problematic Moment Approach
The Center for Gender in Organizations, in collaboration with Chaos Management, has developed a new technique for working across differences... More»
Boston Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights
The Center for Gender in Organizations is a member of the Boston Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights, a... More»
Capacity Building in African Universities, Part I
The International Development Program (IDP) of the Carnegie Corporation has defined as one of its primary goals the providing of... More»
Women Leading Women
CGO is investigating the hidden dynamics of women leading women. In November 2002, CGO held an internal learning seminar with... More»
CGIAR Gender and Diversity Program Framework Paper
The Center for Gender in Organizations developed a framework paper for working with staff diversity as a means to enhance... More»
Consultation with the Gender and Diversity Program of the CGIAR
In September 2000, CGO Senior Research Faculty Dr. Evangelina Holvino served as an expert advisor to the first strategy and... More»
Gender Staffing Program at Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
For three years (1997-1999) CGO (formerly the Simmons Institute for Leadership and Change) implemented a large gender and organizational change... More»
Deloitte and Touche Leadership Survey
Deloitte and Touche (D&T) is a major professional service company with over 80,000 employees providing assurance, and audit, tax and... More»
Gender Equity at The Body Shop
The goal of this project was to work in partnership with The Body Shop employees to bring about changes in... More»
Gender Issues in the Workplace Project at CIMMYT
Based at CIMMYT (el Centro Internacional de Maiz y Trigo or International Center for the Improvement of Maize and Wheat... More»
Workload, Time, Gender Equity, and Organizational Effectiveness at IDRC
This two-year collaborative action research project was funded through a grant from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Ottawa... More»
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