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Spotlight on Simmons

An MBA with the Glass Ceiling in Sight

Here's a link to the Sept. 1 Financial Times profile of the Simmons School of Management, highlighting its cutting-edge  mission to educate women for power and principled leadership.  

Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands talks about the importance of having an MBA program designed specifically for women. 

"Gender dynamics are real and they do impact your career and your opportunities," she said. " If you don't understand them, you can be sidelined and end up paying a serious cost in terms of how your career progresses. This knowledge is a key piece of what you need to have in your toolkit in order to succeed in business as a woman."

Professor Jill Avery said, "Simmons opens [students'] eyes to the real business environment and says: these are the challenges for our gender, and here are some coping strategies.  We're raising consciousness to what the real world is like."