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Women in BusinessFrom MBA to CEO
The Problem:
Source: Catalyst.org
Women in Fortune 500 CEO Positions
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Only 24 companies within the Fortune 500 have female CEOs, as of June 2014.
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Has it Always Been This Bad?
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Source: Catalyst.org
Less than 20 years ago, there were no female CEOs in the Fortune 500
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The fortune 500 got its first female co-CEO in 1996,Marion Sandler
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The number of female CEOs grew steadily by 1 or 2 a year from 2001-2010
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But after dropping to only 12 in 2011
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The number rose rapidly in 2012, 2013 and 2014 to its current 24
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What About Business School?
The Gender Gap on the MBA
57% Growth16% Growth
29% Growth
Source: TopMBA.com
On the MBA course itself, the gender gap is far less pronounced.
On average, women tend to represent 1/3 of MBA candidates.
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The Gender Gap on the MBA
• Recently, attention has been drawn to the presence of female leaders in case studies within MBA teaching tools, especially at Harvard Business School
The Gender Gap on the MBA
• Lesley Symons and Herminia Ibarra found that women featured as protagonists in fewer than 1 in 10 of the best selling MBA case studies.
Source: TopMBA.com
Where Does This Leave Us?
The Gender Gap on the MBA
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Although 33% of MBA Candidates are women…
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…Only 9% of Case Studies feature female protagonists…
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…And only 4% of Fortune 500 companies have a female CEO
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A lot of work must still be done to combat gender equality within business
The Problem Comes From Both Sides
“Typically, admission to the MBA requires prior business experience. If women are underrepresented in business, this will be reflected in MBA enrolments.”
- Cheryl de Ray, Vice Chancellor, the University of Pretoria
The Future
• Business schools, however, are aware of the need to continue to support women in business. To find out how they are doing it…
The Future
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