Written by: Executive MBA Council Published by: CISION PR Newswire MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: The Executive MBA Council (EMBAC) announced today the results of its 2019 EMBAC Membership Program Survey, which revealed more people are applying for Executive MBA (EMBA) programs than ever before with a 31.6% increase in applications received since 2015. Additionally, the … [Read more...]
Historic Rise of College-Educated Women in Labor Force Changes Workplace
Written by: Likhitha Butchireddygari Published by: The Wall Street Journal MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: This year is shaping up to be the first year that women make up the majority of the college-educated labor force, a milestone that is already altering benefits packages offered by companies and one that could influence family sizes in the future. Click Here to Read … [Read more...]
MBA Student Project Drives Gender Equity Debate
Written by: Ben Ready Published by: mbanews (Australia) MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: In MBA classrooms and chat boards across the country, students grapple every day to identify solutions to the real-world challenges faced not just by business, but society as a whole. And there is almost no greater challenge in modern business than finding a path to gender equality, … [Read more...]
Why business schools still have a diversity problem
Content written by Jonathan Moules and published by the Financial Times. MBA News Digest Comment. None. Extracted Content: At some institutions, the number of women and minority MBA students has barely shifted. Click Here to Read More Via Original Source … [Read more...]
What Kind of Network Predicts Success for Women MBA Grads?
Content written and published by Psychology Today. MBA News Digest Comment. None. Extracted Content: How strong women's positions are when they enter the realm of business leadership may be related to characteristics of their social networks, according to the study, which analyzed business school students' email exchanges. For both male and female students, greater centrality in the … [Read more...]
Forté Releases MBA Gender Inequality Update
Content written and published by Stacy Blackman Consulting. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Does an MBA degree eliminate gender inequality – such as the pay gap – when graduates return to the workplace? Unfortunately, no, says new research from Forté Foundation. However, both MBAs and their employers are taking steps to address gender inequality at work. In addition, … [Read more...]