Getting to gender parity in MBA programs is an uphill climb, but it s critical to drive change and help more women lead in the C-suite, said Elissa Sangster, CEO of the Forté Foundation.
When the Forté Foundation was founded in 2002, MBA programs at the leading business schools averaged less than 28% women — a problem thrown into sharp relief by comparison with law schools and medical schools, which had largely already achieved gender parity. Twenty years later, the nonprofit dedicated to advancing women in graduate business education reports that a record 17 of its 56 member schools have reached at least 45% women enrolled in full-time MBA programs, up from 10 schools in 2021, two in 2017 and none in 2012. Progress has not been uniform, however: Amid a decline in MBA applications worldwide, the percentage of women enrolled among Forté member B-schools grew only incrementally, to 41.4% in 2022 from 41.2% in 2021.
The azure skies of the Caribbean are likely to get even bluer if high-level discussions between JetBlue Airways/JetBlue Vacations and Sandals Resorts International (SRI) result in increased flight.
Bringing attention to the crucial importance of robust airlift to the Caribbean, Sandals Resorts International (SRI) Executive Chairman Adam Stewart led a team of top executives at a meeting w.