Research on women and gender in the social sciences has grown wildly since the 1970s. Although a generation of progressive historians has developed a strong body of scholarship about women and gender in the economy, their work has been most influential in changing the grand narrative of labor history. Much research opportunity remains in business history when asking questions about women and management: how do women and gender influence managerial ideas, management control of capital, and management education? These three papers take a historical approach to understanding the role of women in management, drawing upon prominent organizational theories to better understand the study of the past. While showing that historians have much to say about the status of women as managers, these papers also show how women’s experiences as managers and within managerial institutions varies widely across time and space. Together this symposium shows the importance of turning to the historical method when accounting for the diversity of women’s experiences and the importance of gender as a framework. The Pervasive Influence of Informal Institutions on Female Board Integration Presenter: Erica Helena Salvaj; U. del Desarrollo Presenter: Andrea Lluch; U. de los Andes, Colombia The Week of the Wives Presenter: Rolv Petter Amdam; BI Norwegian Business School Constructing a Business Case to Move Women into Management Presenter: Allison Elias; Vanderbilt U.