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Archive for March, 2012
Bundesbank study on board level diversity and risk taking of banks gets hijacked by media to blame women for financial crisis
Did you read a headline today that women bankers are more prone to risk-taking than men, despite the myth that they are more risk-averse? Did you feel that some journalists even implied under-qualified women propelled onto bank boards should take part of the blame for the financial crisis? I can’t blame you, because this is [...]
Why do women score lower on the GMAT?
I’ve been curious to find out why women score lower on average than men on the Graduate Management Admissions Test – GMAT – when they apply for business school. Girls tend to achieve higher grades than boys in high school and college by now, and they make up an increasing proportion of college graduates. Women [...]
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