Executive MBA Programs Seek More Women Students
January 21, 2009
By the My MBA Career Content Team – Find Top MBA Degree Programs
Executive MBA programs are taking more steps to recruit women students, according to recent reports.
A recent Wall Street Journal report notes that women typically comprise less than 20 percent of an average EMBA class, and as little as five percent at some of the nation's top programs. In comparison, women are said to account for 30 percent of the students at top MBA programs and 40 percent of the students in part time programs.
Efforts at various EMBA programs reportedly range from scholarships to direct outreach and mentorship programs. For example, women now represent 25 percent of the EMBA students at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School since efforts were launched to make its program more diverse.
Another success story has been a modular EMBA program at Emory University that gives women with young children far more flexibility in pursuing a program.
The need for such flexibility when it comes to families has been cited as one key reason that women tend to be less attracted to EMBA programs, which tend to have considerable time requirements. Other factors can include the perception of a glass ceiling at their company that drives women away from advanced executive training, or the perception that investment in such a degree would not pay off as much for them.
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