Gender in Decision Making and Negotiation

The Gender in Decision Making and Negotiation area examines gender differences in decision making and negotiation and identifies skills and procedures that help people become better, more gender intelligent decision makers and negotiators. The goal is to create a more level playing field where society and organizations can benefit from both women’s and men’s talent, intellect and perspectives.

Current research initiatives focus on the impact of critical mass on decision making, the effects of the economic crisis on discrimination and the interplay between culture and gender in affecting people’s willingness to trust in the Middle East.

Our work is part of the focal area on decision making at Harvard Kennedy School. This area consists of the Harvard Decision Science Laboratory, various degree and executive program courses on decision making and negotiation, a special track on decision making in the public policy doctoral program, and diverse collaborations with the Program on Negotiation (PON) at Harvard Law School, including a regular joint conference on gender in negotiation.

Decision Making and Negotiation Seminar

The Student Seminar on Gender in Decision Making and Negotiation will hold monthly meetings on the first Thursday of each month from 11:30 am- 1:00 pm in Taubman 401. The seminar is open to students from across the university and will feature faculty, doctoral students, research fellows and other guests.

Negotiation Journal Special Edition

Iris Bohnet and Hannah Riley Bowles were guest editors for the 2008 issue of the Negotiation Journal focusing on gender in negotiation.

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