Stanford Social Innovation Review

Which woman is more likely to attract unpleasant sexual attention: the office sweetheart or the ambitious upstart? A new study by social psychologist Jennifer Berdahl points to the upstart. From her findings, Berdahl concludes that “men aren’t harassing women to get into their pants, but to put them down….”

The more race- and sex-segregated the county, the more Republican it votes.

Dancing Deer Bakery helps most when it keeps its eye on the bottom line.

(left): CEO Patricia Karter (right) and employees ice cookies. The company hires heavily from its surrounding low-income neighborhood of Roxbury.

MomsRising is tapping a vast resource to improve the lives of American families.

World of Good connects female artisans in poor countries with retailers (including Whole Foods Market, pictured) in the West.

The military’s better than civilian life, say minorities and women such as Marine Corps Capt. Elizabeth Okoreeh-Baah, the first woman to pilot the V-22 Osprey.

LivingGoods sends its version of Avon ladies—white-uniformed “health promoters”—knocking on doors in hundreds of Ugandan communities.

In their efforts to be socially responsible, most companies fail to wield their most powerful tool: lobbying. Yet corporations such as Mary Kay, Royal Dutch Shell, and General Motors are increasingly leveraging their deep pockets, government contacts, and persuasive powers for the cause of good. Not all kinds of socially responsible lobbying are created equal, however. The authors discuss which forms are best for companies and society.

Successful entrepreneurs show characteristics of both men and women.

SEX TRAFFICKING: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery by Siddharth Kara

Research shows that men may be more effective than woman at utilizing microfinance investments. 

In Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, a series of vignettes brings to life the struggles and courage of unforgettable women who are, as the book’s subtitle suggests, turning oppression into opportunity.

Development experts have long known that educating girls is one of the surest ways to improve life for everyone in poor countries. Yet the path to school has not been smooth for many girls—especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Over the past 17 years, however, the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) has delivered high-quality education to millions of girls across 35 African countries. The secret to FAWE’s scale and impact, say its leaders, is its flexibility.

Against all odds, the Afghan Institute of Learning educates women and girls in a war-torn society

Feeling strong has little to do with mobilization in public housing.

When couples haggle over charity, total giving drops.

Employee network groups keep minority managers on the job. 

Do socially responsible funds ask the right questions?

It’s isn’t that some nonprofit CEOs make big bucks. It’s that most nonprofit employees are paid too little.

Sometimes nonprofit workers have to learn
to “just say no”.