Here’s an article highlighting gender challenges in the tech industry: https://theconversation.com/us (The retention problem: Women are going into tech but are also being driven out by Professor Vandana Singh)

The recent World Economic Forum in Davos featured several discussions about the challenges of gender parity in India:  https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/01/india-davos-2023-energy-transition-gender-parity-highlights/

A recent report notes that more women than men have applied to MBA programs in each of the last 3 years; see https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2022/03/28/the-role-of-mbas-in-the-rising-number-of-women-leaders/?sh=3461a9143a44

Here’s an article analyzing what happens to the number of female directors when a company is targeted by hedge fund activism: Chu, Y., Li, X. & Zhao, D. Gender Diversity: From Wall Street to Main Street. J Bus Ethics (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-023-05328-w

For the first time since its founding in the 1890s, the Indiana Court of Appeals has a majority of female judges on the bench, with the addition of Judge Dana Kenworthy. The Brennan Center for Justice reports comprehensively on diversity among courts across the United States, see https://www.brennancenter.org/issues/strengthen-our-courts/promote-fair-courts/diversity-bench.

Looking for a new read? The Wall Street Journal reports on recommendations from Chief Information Officers, including Kathryn Guarini of IBM Corp., who recommended
When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, and How We Can Learn from Them, Julia Boorstin (2022).

Notable recent headlines related to gender equity:

Research on disparity of trust of central bankers, available here https://theconversation.com/us

From the Wall Street Journal: “JPMorgan, Macy’s and Other Companies Reveal What They Pay Workers as Deadline Looms,” available at wsj.com (discussing New York’s new pay transparency law)

McKinsey & Company annual Women In the Workplace report, available here https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/women-in-the-workplace