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Professor of Managing People in Organisations and holder of the Carmina Roca and Rafael Pich-Aguilera Chair of Women and Leadership at IESE Business School
A new study published in the journal Patterns investigates the influence of professional networks on positions of power. The authors drew on data from more than 19,000 senior executives across over 700 publicly listed Canadian companies between 2000 and 2022. Using deep learning artificial intelligence models, the team analysed the evolution of each individual’s social and professional networks throughout their career, as well as the factors affecting their likelihood of promotion. The results revealed a "clear 'glass ceiling effect': women on boards must build broader and more influential networks than men in order to reach comparable positions of influence, even when their demographic characteristics and career trajectories are similar".