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Women across the western world have achieved a revolutionary success in the last 40 years. According to a recent article from the Financial Times the proportion of women with paid jobs across the western world has risen from 48 per cent to 64 per cent since 1970. This has given a massive boost to the economy and changed women’s lifestyle and thinking. However, there are still income gaps and the boards of big companies are widely deserted from female executives. A lot could be gained from achieving these last steps of equality. It is time to call for action – something that some of Europe’s leading business schools have done now. Amongst them is the University of St. Gallen. MBA Channel has spoken to Prof. Dr. Simon Evenett, the Academic Director of the St Gallen MBA programme, about the ideas behind the initiative.

“Put yourself in uncomfortable situations, which will allow you to field new challenges with ease, grace, and confidence.”
IAC’s Hatch Labs CEO Dinesh Moorjani’s shared this personal insider tip for becoming a successful business person during an interview with Business Insider.com.

As in many professions MBA graduates have developed their very own language that not many outsiders can understand. Business Week has recently compiled a glossary of the most frequently used terms and we thought this is a great starting point to develop an “MBA Dictionary” that puts an end to any confusion beginners might experience.

Business school deans that have more characteristics of a CEO than an academic are currently winning many of the sought after dean positions at business schools, according to new research from The Korn/Ferry Institute, a talent management think tank.

A former MBA student has launched a website guide with advice on how to master the business school essay, which is an important part of business schools’ applications. The guide refers to U.S. American business schools mainly - however, it is also worth a click for students looking at business schools in other parts of the world, especially for students who might not be able or willing to pay for admission consultants.

LinkedIn is not even ten years old. The networking site was launched in 2003 and by now has more than 135 million members in more than 200 countries. According to the company, there were nearly two billion people searches on LinkedIn in 2010 and about double the amount only a year later. Especially for recruiters, LinkedIn is a valuable tool that allows them to find job-seekers, headhunt employees and see who is connected to whom. To make a LinkedIn profile strong enough for recruiters and companies to become aware of it, there are a few tips to be followed.

Small and medium sized companies have often been overlooked by job seekers in the past as they can’t offer the same salaries at the start as the big corporations. This initial downside, however, turns itself around quickly, as employees can advance their careers much quicker.

The international business school Insead will develop an Insead EMBA Test as an alternative to the GMAT. This announcement came with the launch of a new Asia section of the Global Executive MBA (GEMBA) programme.

It is certainly not only hardship for women in business. Many businesses, business schools and already successful women offer support for female students, managers and leaders. One way to open a few more doors for women are scholarships.

A joint research project from the European School of Management and Technology in Berlin and international business school Insead has investigated what leadership means to women in managerial positions. Professors Natalia Karelaia (Insead) and Laura Guillén (ESMT) collected data from 722 female leaders from 68 countries and a vast array of industries.