In the March edition of the Graduate Management News, the newsletter of the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC), the council reports that the number of women GMAT test-takers surpassed the 100,000 mark for the first time ever in the 2009 testing year. That number represents 39.5% of all GMAT exams taken. That percentage is almost unchanged from what it was ten years ago.
B-school recruiters are increasing efforts to attract and recruit women to top MBA programs around the world.
The following chart shows the gender distribution of GMAT test-takers, according to regional citizenship:
Here are a few key points gathered from the 2010 Registrants Survey Report:
- Women first consider attending b-school about nine months earlier than men do, about two years after graduating college. They then decide to take and then take their GMAT closer to that initial decision to apply to business school. Then, once they get their scores, they submit them along with their b-school applications faster than men do.
- Men generally apply to more business program than women do; however, women in Asia Pacific and Central Asia submit the most.
- Women are more likely than men are to pursue MA/MS in accounting programs.
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