Gender equality in business schools

Abstract

This chapter demonstrates significant gender gaps continue to exist within business schools themselves, especially at the key levels of dean, academic department chair, full professor, tenured faculty and doctoral students in several key business fields. It explores the trends and status of women in management education, specifically focusing on business school deans, academic department chairs, faculty and students. The chapter also explores the changing environment in which business schools operate. It concludes with recommendations for raising the profile of gender issues and improving gender equality in business schools. Business schools have been heralded as the educational success story of the 20th century. Business schools have long been criticized for failing to anticipate and facilitate change for new ideas, technologies and organizational development. Women are under-represented in a range of faculty positions in business schools, especially at upper levels.