Business Schools Hope to Shatter Sturdy Glass Ceiling

Men with M.B.A.s make $400,000 more during a career than their female counterparts.

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Diana Bilimoria teaches an M.B.A. course dubbed "Women in Organizations" to a group of about 50 students each year at Weatherhead. The course is designed to help female students adapt to, and flourish in, the corporate environment. "The pay gap education issue is a critical one," Bilimoria says. "[This class] improves women's abilities to best position themselves in job markets."

And while these efforts by schools are a step in the right direction, the fact remains that only about 14.4 percent of executives and 7.6 percent of top corporate earners at Fortune 500 companies are women, according to a separate Catalyst survey, indicating the biggest barrier to change remains at the highest levels of the world's corporate culture. "That sends a message to our female M.B.A.s that maybe these environments aren't as friendly as they could be," says McTiernan of Quinnipiac. "Some of that might be changing a little bit, although it is a very slow process."

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Firstly I am a woman with several degrees and have worked for over 35 years. As for this glass ceiling, I have never experienced it personally, either in hiring or in work. The only comment I wish to make is that if women want to be paid equal to men, then they should step back and think about all the extras they bring with them to work. Women get to go home if Johnny's sick, if they are having their "monthly", if there is a doctor appointment, I could go on. Then when they go to work watch how long it takes for them to get down to work. I worked in an organization that was 3/4 female and if I did not smile and say hello every time they walked by I was accused of snobbishness. When a woman comes in to work, it takes 30 minutes to visit with others, get their coffee, put all their belongings away and run to the bathroom before they start. If a woman wants to be equal to a man they should revise their work ethic for it is sloppy and deserves less pay. Less pay=less work accomplished.
Now ladies no doubt you take offense with my comments, yet I speak from what I have dealt with in the workforce for many, many years.

Kathleen of WA 3:07AM August 19, 2011

Attention ignorant men who are reading this article:
The glass ceiling should anger you just is much as it does women. Are you married or plan to be married some day? This glass ceiling is potentially keeping money out of your wife's pocket and that means money out of yours as well. This is a family issue, not a gender issue. Again, men and women alike should be outraged by this. It impacts us all.

Angie A of IL 2:27PM August 18, 2011

"They have been intuition than men and I believe they are better strategists. You are a sexist inidividual and I strongly disagree with your conclusions."
What Eileen? Exactly. Better strategists? Yup like Hilary Clinton and the middle East, oops wait Palin and her failed campaign or efforts as a parent (Bristol - the whore daughter). Oh no, DAMN no no wait there has to be a good example here uh no not really. Go cook something Eileen and let the men do the thinking. Good girl.

Chris Lowe of CA 1:45AM August 18, 2011

Business Schools Hope to Shatter Sturdy Glass Ceiling

Men with M.B.A.s make $400,000 more during a career than their female counterparts.

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