Common sense suggests it, political programmes promote it, research has proven it: a healthy gender mix, i.e. more women in corporate decision making positions, improves the financial and organisational performance of companies. But despite the evidence and much rhetoric there has not been a substantial upward movement in numbers: in Europe still only 11% of board members of listed companies are women. A good management education is a qualifying element of a successful career path, in particular an executive MBA programme which allows people to keep working during their studies. But here the picture is similar to the corporate world: rarely more than 25% of class members are women.
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