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Culture Matters: Career And Life Expectations And Outcomes Among Business School Alumni, Ace Beorchia
Culture Matters: Career And Life Expectations And Outcomes Among Business School Alumni, Ace Beorchia
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Women have made great strides in narrowing the gender gap in professional fields. However, women are still significantly underrepresented and face substantial challenges in reaching top professional positions in business. Recently, in its Life and Leadership After HBS study, the Harvard Business School surveyed its graduate school alumni to better understand “gendered dimensions of life and career that [are] crucial to advancing women leaders” (Harvard Business School 2013). This groundbreaking study found that both men and women have similar career aspirations and expectations upon graduating from HBS, yet men are more likely than women to achieve their career goals.
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