Ivey School Partners with Microsoft to Promote Women in Tech Careers
For the third year in a row, Microsoft Hong Kong has partnered with Western University Canada’s Ivey Business School and The Women’s Foundation to inspire women to pursue a tech career. The partnership is for GirlSpark, a four-day camp that exposes young women to the wide range of opportunities available in the technology industry. Continue reading…
An In-Depth Look at the Forté Foundation for Women MBAs
According to Catalyst.org, women make up only 36.5 percent of MBAs earned in the United States. Even worse, a landmark study by the University of Michigan Business School revealed that women make up less than 17 percent of corporate board members in America’s 500 largest companies. The Forté Foundation is working to change those numbers. It’s a non-profit consortium dedicated to launching women into fulfilling, significant careers through access to business education, opportunities and a community of successful women leaders. Continue reading…
UC Davis Professor Weighs In on Women in Large Public Companies
Amanda Kimball, UC Davis Graduate School of Management research specialist, weighed in on women in large public companies in a recent Sacramento Bee article. Kimball has authored the last five annual studies of women in top positions at the top 400 largest corporations in California.
The article looked at the increasing trend of women-owned firms in Sacramento, something that is also happening across California and the United States at large. The number of women-owned firms in Sacramento is up to 59,200 from 56,700 in 2014, according to the 2015 “State of Women-Owned Businesses Report” commissioned by American Express OPEN. The report also showed an increase in revenue in women-owned businesses from $8.5 billion in 2014 to $9.4 billion in 2015.
In spite of this evidence of more and more women succeeding in the world of business, women tended to not fare as well when working in large public corporations. The latest “Study of California Women Business Leaders” showed that women only hold approximately one in nine executive and board positions among California’s largest 400 public companies and continue to earn less than their male peers.
However, Kimball believes that this inequality in large public companies may have helped the trend of women-owned firms in Sacramento. “I think it’s possible that women who were frustrated in the public corporate world are turning around and starting their own companies,” she said in the article. When asked if she thought that female-operated firms will grow to the point where they start affecting the status quo of female corporate leadership, she responded, “I think that if it happens, it will be a long process.”
SFSU College of Business to Host Women’s Emerging Leadership Forum
San Francisco State University College of Business will be hosting the Second Annual Women’s Emerging Leadership Forum, according to information found on the school’s website. The forum is designed for women who are interested in improving their leadership skills, exploring and learning about business negotiations, and expanding their network. It will be held on October 8 and 9 at SFSU’s downtown campus. The Women’s Emerging Leadership Forum is a College of Business Enterprises program offered in partnership with the College of Extended Learning at SFSU. Continue reading…
George Washington Dean Discusses Women in Business at White House Event
Linda A. Livingstone, dean of the George Washington University School of Business, participated in a panel presentation hosted by the White House Council on Women and Girls and the Council of Economic Advisers. The panel, made up of leaders from the business and business school communities as well as other stakeholders, focused on opportunities for the business community and business schools to work together to adapt to the changing needs of the workforce by expanding opportunity for women in business.
According to a press release on the GWSB website, Livingstone joined representatives from more than 40 business schools in “committing to a set of best practices to build a business school experience that prepares women for the workforce of tomorrow.” Continue reading…
London Business School Enjoys Large Donations from Middle East
London Business School’s global scholarship program recently enjoyed donations totalling £600,000 from their alumni community and regional business leaders in the Middle East, according to a press release from the school. The donations, which included four six-figure gifts, were raised as part of a fundraising campaign aiming to reach £100 million. The donations will largely be used to support the school’s scholarship programs as well as finance the school’s research program. Continue reading…
