Women MBA

Gender pay gap is a reality among Women employees; they are especially predominant among Women MBAs with the income gaps ranging between $10000 and $11,000. Although measures are being taken to represent more Women in an MBA class, the number of GMAT test takers would give us hints on whether the supply meets the demand.

According to the latest GMAT Volume data by Gender, the number of Women GMAT test takers has increased consistently with an average annual growth rate of 4.3% reaching 122843 during 2011-12.  A positive trend seen in the report is that from 2008-09 to 2011-12, the gap between the number of women and men GMAT test takers have fallen by 15000.




















Another interesting trend seen in the report is the shortening of gap in Mean GMAT Score between men and women from 41...

F1GMAT: Tell us a little bit about yourself

Kavita Singh: I have grown up and lived all over the world: Calcutta, Dubai, Delhi, Oxford, London and New York. It was a great experience and has shaped who I am quite fundamentally.

I am extremely passionate about innovation, and have spent my entire career in new product and new business development. I was lucky to have discovered my passion early on in my career and realized that as long as you follow what you are passionate about, you are much more likely to be successful in whatever you do. It also made me realize that as your interests develop, you should ensure you let both you and your career evolve with it. We now have the opportunity to make multiple career shifts in our lives, but the common link between those shifts should be what you are most passionate about. I have worked across several different industries – confectionary, personal care, healthcare and education -  but the common thread across all of those was innovation.

I have found that an...

Recently I read a Wall Street Journal article titled “Women MBAs Continue to Lag in Pay, Promotions”.

The article is based on the “Pipeline’s broken promise” research by Christine Silva published in Catalyst, a New York City-based nonprofit focused on women in the workplace,  and argues that despite having similar educational backgrounds and experience, female MBA holders are still not getting the same pay, positions, or promotions as their male colleagues.

Study
The study, which had more than 9,000 respondents who graduated from 26 MBA programs between 1996 and 2007, found that starting from the first job post-MBA women lagged behind male respondents. For example, 60% of women respondents reported that their first job was at an entry-level position, as opposed to 46% of male respondents.

First Salary:Women also earned an average $4,600 less than men in their first job, even if they had the same amount of previous work experience, the study found.

According to the article, Ilene Lang, president and chief executive officer of Catalyst, attributes the disparity to something she calls “bad first boss syndrome.” The experience sours...