3 Rotman Grads Named Canada’s Most Powerful Women
If there’s one thing that everyone can agree on, it’s that women are necessary for business. In fact, companies with a female on the board of directors, on average, have a 53 percent higher return on equity. The issue is that though women represent 47% percent of the workforce, they only represent 17 percent of boardrooms, and 4.8 percent of CEOs among the Fortune 500 companies, according to the Forté Foundation.
That’s why University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management has made it a priority to promote women in business. And their efforts have recently been rewarded with both a Rotman professor and two alumni named to the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) list of Canada’s Most Powerful Women for 2016. The list featured 100 women in total, including several graduates of the Rotman School’s Judy Project and Executive Programs. Continue reading…
Diversity and Inclusion at USC Marshall
There’s no doubt that interacting with classmates is one of the best parts about attending an MBA program. That’s because when you surround yourself with excellence, you can’t help but excel yourself. And that’s definitely true at the USC Marshall MBA program. Not only are all Marshall MBA candidates top-tier, but they also arrive with a diversity of ideas and opinions that truly enrich the entire experience. In fact, according to the most recent class profile, 32 percent of the MBA class is composed of women, 32 percent are from outside of the U.S. and 13 percent are underrepresented minorities. Continue reading…
UIC Business Professor Explores Effect of Female Leadership
Earlier this month, U.S. News & World Report interviewed UIC Business Professor Susan Perkins regarding a research paper she had published a few years back. Along with co-author Katherine Phillips, Perkins discussed correlations between female leadership and economic growth. Continue reading…
The Truth About Women MBAs
Being a woman in business has never been easy. In the not so distant past, it would have been impossible for a woman to make it to the executive level of a corporation or to attend business school. And while the times have changed, unfortunately, they haven’t changed enough. No matter how advanced we’ve become as a society, there’s still an apparent gap between men and women in business and business school. Continue reading…
Women Presidents’ Org and U Baltimore Host Entrepreneur Workshop
The Women Presidents’ Organization — an international peer advisory group for women who lead million-dollar companies — and the University of Baltimore will partner up to host a free workshop for women entrepreneurs on Wednesday, April 6. Continue reading…
Kellogg-Schulich EMBA Enrolls Unprecedented Number of Women
Women only hold 14.2% of the top five leadership positions in S&P 500 companies, according to CNN Money Analysis. York University’s Schulich School of Business, in partnership with Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, is working to change those numbers. Continue reading…
