At Saïd Business School we are committed to increasing women’s influence and impact in the world. We have long promoted female participation across all our programmes, seeing it as a critical way to increase female representation in business.
We are very proud to be one of the most gender-balanced business schools globally which is reflected in our MBA programme where this year 48% of our 2024-25 MBA cohort is female.
Our aim is for equal representation across all our accredited programmes as diversity within our cohorts is so valuable to the classes. We are also really pleased to see that yet again our female-to-male ratio has increased in many of our executive degree and diploma programmes.
48%
MBA
42%
Executive MBA
41%
MSc Financial Economics
43%
Executive Education
46%
MSc Global Healthcare Leadership
40%
Diploma in Strategy and Innovation
Diversity, equality, and inclusion are paramount to everything we do as a school, and empowering women is key to that. Achieving a high ratio of female students is a testament to our mission to prepare the next generation of female leaders.
Women on the Oxford MBA
The Oxford Women in Leadership Alliance exists to create an atmosphere of inclusivity, partnership and allyship around the women at the School. Through meaningful discussions and informative events, we work to challenge conventional conceptions of women in business, and further cultivate the next generation of thought leaders and role models.
We are committed to helping women succeed in their career pursuits, starting with supporting their business education through scholarships and awards.
Through partnerships we provide brilliant women with the support they need to pursue a first-class business education:
The Laidlaw Scholarships are intended to encourage extraordinary women with clear leadership potential to enrol on the Oxford MBA programme when they would not have previously considered the qualification due to financial constraints. The Laidlaw Foundation intends to build a pipeline of future women leaders through access to best-in-class education, resources and global networks.
Through our Executive Education programmes we support women in their leadership journey and help them to define the kind of leader they want to be to lead successfully in their own particular context.
We have two programmes specifically designed to help female leaders thrive:
After graduating from the Oxford Women Transforming Leadership programme, author and writer Eloise Skinner interviewed fellow classmates and incredible women she met during her Oxford journey.
First, she found Dr Merritt Moore innovative and creative, and thought her impact will no doubt be felt across her industries for generations to come. She is an American ballerina and quantum physicist, awarding her the nickname 'quantum ballerina'.
Eloise also interviewed programme founder, Kathryn Bishop, who was awarded a CBE by King Charles for services to diversity and public administration.
This short film explores gender equality issues, including how women can be encouraged to develop the confidence to overcome these hurdles.
