What are the Barriers to Women Entering MBAs - and How Can They Be Overcome?

Posted by Sian Phillips on May 3, 2023 1:03:03 PM

It is no secret that women are still not at parity in the business world. Only 8.8% of Fortune 500 CEOs are female, and women at the executive level earn 95 cents for every dollar earned by men, according to Forbes.

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Topics: graduate business school candidate, graduate business school, MBA Program, Business school application, business school, Women in Business, MBA, business school admissions, candidate insights, MBA candidate

5 Key Insights into European Women Applying to Business School

Posted by Abigail Lister on Dec 22, 2022 12:40:59 PM

This year, more than half of European business school programs reported a stable or growing number of applications from women, a statistic that represents the progress being made in encouraging women into business. However, to advance further toward gender parity, it is vital that business schools understand and acknowledge this unique demographic.

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Topics: Research Insights, Women, graduate business school candidate, part-time MBA program, graduate business school, MBA Program, MBA admissions, Business school application, business school, Women in Business, Full-time MBA, MBA, candidate insights, candidate research, test scores, research brief, MBA candidate

GMAC Annual Conference Returned to Celebration – and Some Soul Searching – about GME

Posted by Teresa Hsu on Jun 23, 2022 11:00:00 AM

MBA students this year are facing a job market so hot that offers are already being made before they even set foot on campus, reported the Wall Street Journal earlier this month. With record-level openings created by the COVID-prompted “Great Resignation” in the United States, recruiters recognize the unmistakable talent in the incoming cohort of business schools and rush to secure the employment of these candidates, among whom women and underrepresented minority groups are especially the targets of intense recruitment competition as companies shift their focus to build more diverse and inclusive workforces.

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Topics: GMAC Events, graduate business school candidate, graduate business school, business school, diversity, Women in Business, events

Four Ways to Attract Women to Management Degrees

Posted by Shannon Cook on Mar 23, 2022 11:31:29 AM

55% of full-time MBA programs reported an increase in female applicants in 2021. However, there’s still much more to be done to increase gender parity at business school. It’s up to recruitment teams to engage with women at the early stages of the candidate pipeline and take time to understand women’s motivations for joining business school.

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Topics: Recruitment & Marketing, Women, graduate business school candidate, graduate business school, business school, Women in Business

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