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Read MoreTopicsFeedback Gap Can Hold Women Back
Early in their career, women can face a hidden stumbling block. Research shows women are not getting the same kind of feedback as their male colleagues. They aren’t hearing about what they need to do better, what they need to know more about, what skills they need to master. When women do get feedback, it’s […]
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Read MoreArticlesYou’re (I’m) Not an “Admissions Mistake”
35 years ago, Soojin Kwon was a freshman at Yale, worried that she was an “admissions mistake.” Today, she’s Managing Director of MBA Admissions and Student Experiences, University of Michigan (Ross School of Business) — and she has advice for other students feeling that same fear.
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Read MoreTopicsIncoming MBAs Share Takeaways From the 2021 MBA Women’s Leadership Conference
This year’s MBA Women’s Leadership Conference was held virtually, which allowed incoming MBA women from all over the world to participate. We reached out to three Forté Fellows — Mariam Bobtoya, Meenakshi Kukreja, and Divya Dewan — to hear about their experiences at the conference.
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Read MoreTopicsCase-Writing Competition: The Case for Women
Women MBA students deserve better representation in their class materials.
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Read MoreTopicsExpanding Our Allyship Programs to Be as Inclusive as Possible
As part of Forté’s mission to advance women in business, we want to involve as many people as possible in the gender equity movement. In 2016, Forté launched its Men as Allies initiative to help men understand how they can support women in the workplace as well as on MBA campuses.
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Read MoreTopicsJennifer Burke Applies Engineering Know-How to Leadership Role at Masco
Jennifer Burke was educated as an engineer, but she pivoted to a business role and now leads logistics and distribution for Kichler Lighting, part of the Masco family of companies. She has stayed at Masco for more than 25 years because there is always a new problem to solve and no two days are ever the same.
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