The M.B.A. is Dead! Long Live the M.B.A.!
The New York Times ran a thought-provoking article this week called “Hedge Funds and Private Equity Alter Career Calculus,” by Louise Story. The article challenged the conventional wisdom that getting...
View ArticleMBA JumpStart
by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) MBA JumpStart was created to address the lack of diversity and under-representation of minorities in the consulting and financial services industries and to “bridge...
View ArticleAre Executive MBAs Worth it?
By GiGi DeVault (Munich) Build a better Executive MBA (EMBA) program, and they will come. But who benefits most—university coffers or women executives with newly minted EMBAs? EMBA programs now offer...
View ArticleEncouraging More Women to Pursue MBAs
By Andrea Newell (Grand Rapids, Michigan) After decades of stagnant female enrollment in graduate business schools, The Financial Times reports that recently the numbers have begun to climb. Female...
View ArticleIs Now the Right Time to Go Back to School?
By Elizabeth Harrin (London) Have you dreamed of going back to school? Hours in the library, long conversations with intelligent professors and nothing to worry about except the deadline for that next...
View ArticleAre You a Role Model? Teach a Business Course
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) What’s one way to pull more women into the leadership pipeline? Be a role model. On The Glass Hammer, we shine the spotlight on successful professional women in...
View ArticlePursuing an MBA: When it’s Appropriate and When It’s a Pass
Contributed by The Runaway MBA I can’t really remember when I decided that I wanted a MBA. In college, I believed that it was the next step after my first five years of work. However, my career...
View ArticleNew Study Shows Women are Increasingly Seeking Global MBAs
By Natalie Soltys (Kansas City) The world is becoming more connected, companies are becoming more global, and the workforce is more international. As a highly-motivated woman, you may have had the...
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