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For Philippe Neart, Dean of the TiasNimbas
Business School Executive MBA, one of Europe's
most international programs, the Exec MBA has
to be designed to provide a program best suited
to the constraints of the participant's busy
agenda. "We talk with potential EMBA
applicants about a three-way contract.
Candidates have to be aware that they are
investing an average of 20 hours per week over
a two year period. Therefore they require the to pursue and negotiate for training; thirdly,
support from their company for the ongoing there is a clear disadvantage for women, as
workload and the six two week sessions. The these programs are often very long and they are
partner and family also have to know what you generally not prepared to take that time away
are getting into. The three way contract also from their families".
means that the company pays close attention
to the management development of the In an attempt to increase the number of women
individual." in their classes, some schools have adopted
specific measures: “Women are becoming For the majority of Executive MBA participants,
This three-way contract can have an added level increasingly selective in seeking a flexible EMBA the intense schedule is just part of the trade off
of difficulty for women, explaining perhaps why program. They look for a program that helps that sees them able to earn and move ahead,
most programs only have somewhere between them in their juggling act. At NYU Stern we take without interrupting their career. Behind the
15% and 30% of women in their classes - a care of all of the details such as purchasing all growing level of self-funding lies the fact that
number every program out there would like to their required books; coordinating with the career development and financial returns can
increase. “At Kellogg-WHU we haven’t bursar’s office; offering a mentor program to be significant.
markedly seen a rise in women participants; it help with details large and small, so that free
has levelled off between 15 and 20%. This time can be used for more important things. In In 2007, students’ salaries rose from $107,097
doesn’t surprise me, as women in their late addition, our program requires only two courses to $130,056 upon completion of the program.
thirties who often have to deal with the at a time and in order to lighten the work load Three years later, the average for many top pro-
demands of family management and small they have staggered timing so that deliverables grams is upwards of $200,000. With such
children, cannot freely give the time, energy and are needed at different times,” says Jaki Sitterle, strong ROI, the Executive MBA is bound to con-
resources needed for an EMBA program. Still, it Managing Director of Executive Programs at tinue to attract in the years to come.
is a really surprising fact that in our last EMBA NYU Stern School of Business.
class six babies were born (from the partners of
male students), and in the following program a Of course, as Bernadette Conraths, Head of
Spencer Matheson
couple are already underway. Maybe it’s worth the Kellogg-WHU Executive MBA points out,
for QS TopExecEd
QS Tour Manager - North America
promoting the aphrodisiacal effects of EMBA these challenges are not specific to female
programs!” says Bernadette Conraths, Head of candidates: “We see that our EMBA students
the Kellogg-WHU Executive MBA. Nathalie are often under intense pressure, but this is
Lugagne, Director of Degree Programs at HEC typically more from work than from family
Executive Education, talks up other advantages requirements. All of our EMBA students have
of women doing EMBAs: “Students, especially the strong support of their families and have
women, must delegate if they are going to fully taken the decision to embark on the program
benefit from the program: delegate at work, with the blessing of their partners. We stress the
delegate on the home front. This in turn is a skill importance of a strong support network (either
that can then be used when they finish the from family, work or preferably both) at the
program and concentrate on their business life.” admissions stage of our program.”
The Executive MBA Council Survey 2006 does Special touches from support staff can make the
show the number of female students slowly difference when it comes to organizing your
increasing, up two to 28% last year. Martine Van time. Schools such as Kellogg earn high marks
de Poel, at INSEADExecutive Education, believes for helping their students with the buying
that there are three reasons for these low books, registering for classes, and booking
figures: "Firstly, HR management does not auto- accommodation.
matically think of sending as many women as
men to training programs; secondly, women
tend not to put themselves forward actively or
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