Insights for the European Women Business School Pipeline: 2022 Diversity Insights Series (Abstract)

Insights for the European Women Business School Pipeline: 2022 Diversity Insights Series

November 2022

Overview

This research brief – a part of the 2022 Diversity Insight Series – offers insight on women in the graduate business school pipeline who are residents or citizens of Europe.

The brief draws upon unique GMAC research data, particularly GMAT score-sending data and the GMAC Prospective Students Survey (PSS), as well as external sources, to provide recruitment teams at European business schools on how to greater achieve gender parity in their classrooms.

Quick Facts

Insights for the European Women Business School Pipeline: 2022 Diversity Insights Series
  • Among the region of Europe, only 38 percent of GME degrees are held by women.
  • The largest age group among prospective European women students is those 22 and younger (45%).
  • Cost is the biggest barrier to women pursuing graduate business school and almost a third of women cited this as a reason that would inhibit their pursuit of graduate business school (29%).