newsweek: Dahlia Lithwick says yes. Social scientists contend that the difference is more than just cosmetic. They cite a 2006 study by the Wellesley Centers for Women that found three to be the magic number when it came to the impact of women on corporate boards: after the third woman is seated, boards reach a tipping point at which the group as a whole begins to function differently. According to Sumru Erkut, one of the authors of that study, the small group as a whole becomes more collaborative, and more open to different perspectives. In no small part, she writes, that’s because once a critical mass of three women is achieved on a board, it’s more likely that all the women will be heard. Interesting… But do you think they could have found less attractive pictures of them? I mean really?
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Dahlia Lithwick says yes.

Social scientists contend that the difference is more than just cosmetic. They cite a 2006 study by the Wellesley Centers for Women that found three to be the magic number when it came to the impact of women on corporate boards: after the third woman is seated, boards reach a tipping point at which the group as a whole begins to function differently. According to Sumru Erkut, one of the authors of that study, the small group as a whole becomes more collaborative, and more open to different perspectives. In no small part, she writes, that’s because once a critical mass of three women is achieved on a board, it’s more likely that all the women will be heard.

Interesting… But do you think they could have found less attractive pictures of them? I mean really?

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    Depressing. It takes one man to be heard, but three for *maybe* a women to be heard.
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    Feminism + economics. Beautiful.
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    Interesting… But do you think they could have found less attractive pictures of them? I mean really?
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