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An arbitration panel in New York City will have to decide if a female banker was too sexy for her job. Citibank fired Debrahlee Lorenzana for “distracting” her male bosses with her extreme beauty, and she sued. She recalls a colleague telling her that the branch was “pretty much known for hiring pretty girls,” but apparently pretty and sexy are two different things.
Business Schools: More women than ever
Barbara Barkhausen - 03-08-2011
For years the MBA scene has been very much male-dominated. It still is, but more women are showing interest in MBA courses and their career options than ever before.
Closing the Gender Gap
Barbara Bierach - 01-29-2010
Women today comprise about 37 per cent of the student body at full-time MBA programmes in the US, compared with 33 per cent five years ago and 30 per cent 10 years ago, according to the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). And while most schools are still far from having an even split, many are closing the gender gap.