Dean Judy Olian of the UCLA Anderson School of Management (shown in photo, third from left) joined other leaders from the nation’s top business schools for a meeting at the White House on April 16 with White House senior advisers to discuss best practices for developing workplaces that work for all Americans and better meet the needs of women and working families. Among the topics addressed were salary disparities between men and women and the importance of flexible work schedules for women — particularly married women with children.
Also under discussion were leadership, retention rates, business school culture and the timing of business school in the lifecycle. “Business schools can take important steps to prepare the next generation of business leaders to focus on these issues,” noted the White House Blog, which reported on the meeting. “In order to ensure business practices that fully utilize a 21st-century workforce, it is important for business school deans to update their curriculum and practices to fully reflect the importance of women and working families in our labor market.”
Learn more at the White House Blog.
