Switzerland’s IMD earlier this week joined the European Business School/Women on Board initiative, which is committed to shattering the glass ceilings that have until now prevented senior women executives from finding their places in corporate boardrooms throughout Europe.
The initiative, launched December 5th, includes several other top European business schools, leading female board members and the EU Commission. According to IMD Professor Bettina Büchel, it fits in perfectly with IMD’s commitment to helping organizations achieve greater diversity at the leadership level.
“Through a number of efforts over the last 10 years, IMD has particularly focused on management development for women,” Büchel said in a statement, noting that IMD features a leadership program for women and has worked both to increase the number of female participants in its MBA program and to increase male executives’ awareness of gender-related issues.
EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding is also an ardent supporter of the new European Business School/Women on Board initiative. “Business schools hold the key to helping to increase the number of female leaders – they are the ones who can make women ‘boardable,’” she said in a statement. She added that she is encouraged by the December 5th “Call to Action” issued as part of the new initiative, which she believes shows that the education sector is committed to bringing more women to the top.
To read the full Call to Action, click here.
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