Category: Women

Women in Business: Building a Successful Life

Ziana Kotadia (MBA ’22) reports on the Women’s Student Association 31st Women in Business Conference Every year the Women’s Student Association (WSA), like many other clubs on campus, holds a conference to bring together women from across the world and offer a forum to reflect and discuss a relevant theme. This year, the conference theme… Continue reading Women in Business: Building a Successful Life

Women Hold Majority of Section Leadership Positions in the Class of 2023

Women proudly represent 55% of section leadership positions as compared to being 46% of the general population of the class. Temi Ojuade (MBA ’23) speaks to some of these amazing women to share why they decided to run for these positions. Before I looked at the election data, I strongly held the hypothesis that women… Continue reading Women Hold Majority of Section Leadership Positions in the Class of 2023

Female ECs Answer Top of Mind Questions from Female RCs

Temi Ojuade (MBA ’23) asked fellow female RCs for questions they would like answered by female ECs and worked with Ziana Kotadia (MBA ’22) to get these resourceful answers.  This article was inspired by two things we have heard repeatedly about asking questions at HBS. First, you should ask any question you have because there… Continue reading Female ECs Answer Top of Mind Questions from Female RCs

Helping Women in Mexico to Live Fulfilled and Healthy Lives

Co-Founders, Lorena Ostos & Giovanna Abramo

First in a series of articles on female founders, Ziana Kotadia (MBA ’22) asks Giovanna Abramo (MBA ’22) about her startup, Plenna, which focuses on female healthcare. Tell us more about your start-up, Plenna? Plena in Spanish is female for “fulfilled.” Our vision is for women to live healthy and fulfilled lives, and our goal… Continue reading Helping Women in Mexico to Live Fulfilled and Healthy Lives

An Introduction to the Forté Fellows in the Class of 2023

Harvard Business School in Boston. September Campus Shoot

Four Forté Fellows in the class of 2023 speak about their leadership of and commitment to women pre-HBS and the impact they would like to make at HBS. Temi Ojuade (MBA ’23) reports.  I was always convinced that the amazing women in the class of 2023 come from many varied backgrounds and have accomplished outstanding… Continue reading An Introduction to the Forté Fellows in the Class of 2023

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Bringing Equal Gender Parity to the Investing Industry

To achieve the global mission of having equal gender representation in leadership positions across industries, it is important to drive the shift in power in the hands of more women at all levels. Arushi Jindal (MBA ’23) begins with her own industry, finance and investing. I grew up in an extended family where I am… Continue reading Bringing Equal Gender Parity to the Investing Industry

Pioneering Animal Welfare in the Light of the Law—In Conversation with Katherine Anne Meyer

Katherine Anne Meyer

“Animals do not speak ‘humanese,’ so they rely on people to advocate on their behalf.” Katherine Anne Meyer is a Director of Animal Law and Policy Clinic at Harvard Law School and has over 30 years of animal advocacy experience under her belt. However, this description falls short of fully depicting Meyer’s contribution to our… Continue reading Pioneering Animal Welfare in the Light of the Law—In Conversation with Katherine Anne Meyer

Truths and Myths About the First Year MBA Experience: Evidence From the Class of 2021

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How does the first-year HBS MBA experience differ across the student population? A class-wide survey of second-year students sheds light on this question. HBS students are a diverse population—different demographics and life experiences have shaped each of our journeys to and at HBS. We, a team of WSA members, conducted a survey investigating the HBS… Continue reading Truths and Myths About the First Year MBA Experience: Evidence From the Class of 2021

Where Are All the Men?

Ziana Kotadia (MBA ’22) reports on the role of men in helping achieve gender equity. As part of the International Women’s Day celebrations the WSA organised a talk with Colleen Ammerman, Director of Gender Initiative at HBS, to discuss the role of men in helping achieve gender equity. For those unable to attend the session,… Continue reading Where Are All the Men?

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Inspire to Rebuild

Silvia Adam (MBA ’21) and Kristian Tran (MBA ’21) report on the celebration of 30 years of Women in Business Conference hosted by the WSA. On the 30th anniversary of the Women in Business Conference with the theme “Inspire to Rebuild,” we had a lot to celebrate: inspiring women that are role models even during… Continue reading Inspire to Rebuild

Bumps in Business School

Monika Berankyte (MBA ’22) reports on the experience of two families having a baby while studying at Harvard Business School. Thought business school was hard? Try having a baby while at Harvard Business School. Two families share with us their stories.  Adriana Cruz Martins (MBA ’22) and Andras  “How does it make you feel when… Continue reading Bumps in Business School

Black Girl Magic in Classical Ballet

Ibe Imo, an HBS Online participant, writes on La’Toya Princess Jackson, an I-lab Venture Program participant, and her life journey that leads her to launch an original ballet production; with resilience and defiance, she confronts norms and reimagines possibilities to create spaces for Black boys and girls. La’Toya Jackson (Princess) was born in Fort Worth,… Continue reading Black Girl Magic in Classical Ballet

How Star Women Succeed

Noelia Lombardo Gava (MBA ’22) reports on the EC seminar that focuses on career challenges and opportunities of female protagonists. As we dive into the third edition of this section, it is important to reflect on the amount of single stories we have about female leadership. Single stories told by women all over the world… Continue reading How Star Women Succeed

Much More than the Abaya

Ibe Imo, an HBS Online participant, reports on the remarkable work of Baraa Luhaid to help promote women empowerment in Saudi Arabia through her cycling abayas. Baraa Luhaid, who is only 28 and who participated in the Harvard Business School Online program “Accounting and Finance” this year, has spent six years looking for good trouble.… Continue reading Much More than the Abaya

Women Leadership: An Introduction to the Class of 2022

Five women in the class of 2022 share with us their stories of leadership. There are so many different ways to welcome the class of 2022 and introduce them to the HBS community. We could talk about challenges, uncertainty, connectedness or innovation, but in the end, it all comes down to leadership. Sheryl Sandberg (MBA… Continue reading Women Leadership: An Introduction to the Class of 2022

The WSA and Manbassadors Team Up to Survey Student Views on Gender Inequity

What does feminism mean to you? This is the question that we—the leadership of the Women’s Student Association and the HBS Manbassador Program—asked our peers in a recent survey. The above words and phrases are representative of the over 400 anonymous responses we received from HBS students. Some of these students self-identify as feminists, while… Continue reading The WSA and Manbassadors Team Up to Survey Student Views on Gender Inequity

Our Mosaic: Stronger as We

Keynote speaker Berta de Pablos-Barbier, Chief Category Officer, Mars Wrigley Confectionery

On February 23, over 1,000 attendees gathered on campus for the 28th annual Dynamic Women in Business Conference, hosted by the Women’s Student Association. This year’s theme, “Our Mosaic: Stronger as We,” aimed to celebrate disparate stories and backgrounds and explore ways in which business leaders can actively and intentionally leverage diversity to drive success.… Continue reading Our Mosaic: Stronger as We

Being Diagnosed With Endometriosis Was One of the Best Moments of My Life

When it all started The first time I had my period I was in middle school. The end of classes was fast approaching and, after the initial shock of seeing my underwear full of blood, all I could think of was that my summer at the seaside would have been ruined. No more sea bathing,… Continue reading Being Diagnosed With Endometriosis Was One of the Best Moments of My Life

Tolana: Empowering Women by Empowering Mothers

“We believe a mother can shape her kids’ lives, and therefore, mothers have the power to redefine the world.” The UN’s fifth Sustainable Development Goal is to “achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”. To HBS students María Creixell and Paula Vich Serra (both MBA ’19), empowering women starts with empowering mothers. Like… Continue reading Tolana: Empowering Women by Empowering Mothers

What Women Want?

As we enter a new paradigm in which the impact – rather than the intent – of one’s actions is becoming the standard by which we qualify sexual harassment, 280 female HBS students – roughly one-third of the female student population of HBS – have drawn on their workplace experiences to weigh in on which… Continue reading What Women Want?