Why women drop out of graduate management education: Answers from GMAC data

Hypotheses explaining the high dropout rate of women from graduate management programs are as follows: 1. perceived role overload due to family, work, and school conflicts, 2. dissatisfaction with the environment for delivery of graduate management education, 3. dissatisfaction with the content and...

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Published inSelections - Graduate Management Admission Council Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 6
Main Authors Marks, Janet R, Dugan, Mary Kay, Payn, Betsy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Santa Monica Graduate Management Admissions Council 01.10.1997
Subjects
Career advancement
Education
Graduate studies
Hypotheses
Learning
MBA programs & graduates
Professions
Role models
School dropouts
Students
Studies
Women
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Summary:Hypotheses explaining the high dropout rate of women from graduate management programs are as follows: 1. perceived role overload due to family, work, and school conflicts, 2. dissatisfaction with the environment for delivery of graduate management education, 3. dissatisfaction with the content and rigor of graduate management education, 4. low expectations regarding the value of a graduate management education for career advancement, and 5. difficulty with financing an MBA or dissatisfaction with cost/benefit ratio. The results of a study suggest that some important factors affecting the dropout of women from full-time and part-time graduate management programs include: 1. perceived low value of a graduate management education to career advancement, and 2. dissatisfaction with some aspects of the educational environment, especially the lack of role models and mentors.
ISSN:0882-0228