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  MBA Applications Are Down, But Gender Equity at Business School is Up

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Business schools near 39% women enrolled in 2019 with U.S. schools leading, Forté Foundation finds [SUPPORTING RESEARCH] (Austin, TX, November 6, 2019) – Total MBA applications at business schools declined in 2019 with soft demand from abroad negatively impacting U.S. programs. But there’s a silver lining. Gender equity continues to climb […]

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  Close to Half of MBAs Have Faced, or Heard Of, Gender Inequality in Their Current Job – But That’s an Improvement from Past Positions

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Business school increasingly helps prepare MBAs to address gender inequality at work — MBAs and their employers also take action [SUPPORTING RESEARCH] Austin, TX/April 2, 2019 – Does an MBA degree eliminate gender inequality – such as the pay gap – when graduates return to the workplace? Unfortunately, no, but both […]

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  Is an MBA an economic mobility engine for women and minorities?

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Is an MBA an economic mobility engine for women and minorities? Forté Foundation study shows income climbs over 63% or more for underserved post MBA Pay gap widens for women vs. men, but narrows for minorities vs. non-minorities overall in first post-MBA job However, in present position minority women make 52% less […]

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  Women’s MBA Enrollment Rises to 38% in 2018 — First U.S. Business School Reaches Gender Parity Milestone, Forté Foundation Finds

  FOR IMMEDAITE RELEASE   On Average, U.S. Schools Have Higher Percentage of Women MBAs, But Enrollment Abroad Declines (Austin, TX, November 14, 2018) – Forté Foundation announced women’s enrollment in full-time MBA programs at its member schools – which represent the top business schools in the US and abroad continued to climb in 2018 to […]

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  Top Business Schools Move Closer to Gender Parity: Forté Foundation Reveals Women’s MBA Enrollment Climbs to Over 37% On Average in the Fall of 2017

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Two US Schools Reach 45% Women Enrolled, but Faster Percentage Gains Overall Are Seen Outside US in the Last Year (Austin, TX, November 30, 2017) – Forté Foundation reports women’s enrollment in full-time MBA programs at its member schools – which represent the top business schools in the US and abroad […]

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  Forté Foundation Launches Men As Allies Initiative To Help Engage Male Students In Gender Equity On Business School Campuses

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Program Builds On Increased Interest By Male Students In Fostering Gender Equity (Austin, TX, December 7, 2016) – Today Forté Foundation announced its new Men As Allies Initiative to help male students benefit from, and get involved in, enhancing gender equity on business school campuses and to take that experience back […]

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