{"id":10746,"date":"2016-09-29T13:55:03","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T17:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.embamcgillhec.ca\/en\/?p=10746"},"modified":"2022-12-07T14:59:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T19:59:35","slug":"50-women-our-lucky-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.embamcgillhec.ca\/en\/2016\/09\/29\/50-women-our-lucky-number\/","title":{"rendered":"50% women: our lucky number"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>Very few MBA programs and even fewer Executive MBA programs are fortunate enough to have as many women as men in their programs. Since the early 90\u2019s, women are in the majority in most Canadian universities, however, the situation is\u00a0 not the same in management and leadership programs for senior executives, where women rarely represent more than 40 % of the student body, and often less than that. In leadership and executive positions as well as on boards, reaching gender equality is still a privilege, a rare occurrence.<\/p>\n That is why the McGill-HEC Montreal EMBA team was extremely happy to welcome 23 women and 23 men to its new class, which started in September 2016<\/a>. It\u2019s a first in the nine years of the program\u2019s existence. While it is a source of pride for the program, it is the women themselves who should be proud: senior leaders with impressive backgrounds and experience, making \u00a0time in their busy schedules to develop themselves further. The EMBA has been very fortunate.\u00a0 We\u2019ve had many female applicants, with exceptional careers.\u00a0 We select our participants by focusing on diversity of backgrounds and experiences, without pushing for gender parity.<\/p>\n