NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE:
Studies show that girls perform better in all-female schools, but should there be all-female business schools? Cathy E. Minehan, dean of the all-female Simmons College School of Management, thinks so.
Melissa Korn of The Wall Street Journal interviewed Minehan and shared this quote from the dean:
“In a coed environment, ‘male leadership roles remain unchallenged, and women are left with ‘play the game our way, or go home,’ she says.”
Seems like a step away from closing the gender gap in business to me. What do you think?
Source: Why an All-Female School May Be Best Training Ground via online.wsj.com
Susan Gunelius
Susan Gunelius is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Women on Business. She is a 30-year veteran of the marketing field and has authored a dozen books about marketing, branding, and social media, including the highly popular Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing, 30-Minute Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing for Dummies, Blogging All-in-One for Dummies and Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps. Susan’s marketing-related content can be found on Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, MSNBC.com, BusinessWeek.com, and more. Susan is President & CEO of KeySplash Creative, Inc., a marketing communications company. She has worked in corporate marketing roles and through client relationships with AT&T, HSBC, Citibank, Intuit, The New York Times, Cox Communications, and many more large and small companies around the world. Susan also speaks about marketing, branding and social media at events around the world and is frequently interviewed by television, online, radio, and print media organizations about these topics. She holds an MBA in Management and Strategy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and is a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).
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Being a Simmons Alum and a women entrepreneur, I can honestly say I see both sides of this discussion. However, because I have experienced Simmons and how their classes run, I have to say it is that school that empowered me and does so for many women. Because there are only women in most of the classes is allows for a different experience that is not always available in a co-ed environment and allows women who may have remained wallflowers in that experience to feel more comfortable speak up and become stronger and more confident.