Creating the climate for change.
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. This year nearly half of our 2022-2023 MBA cohort are women making it the largest ratio of female-to-male participants in the school’s 26-year history.
48%
MBA
56%
MSc Financial Economics
35%
Executive MBA
43%
MSc Global Healthcare Leadership
47%
Diploma in Organisational Leadership
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.
Our passion and commitment to empowering women on their leadership journey reaches far beyond International Women’s Day. It is an intrinsic part of the work of our community every day and it is woven throughout the School’s research and teaching.
Women on the Oxford MBA
The Oxford Women in Leadership Alliance exists to create an atmosphere of inclusivity, partnership, and allyship around the women of Saïd Business 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
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:
This short film explores gender equality issues, including how women can be encouraged to develop the confidence to overcome these hurdles.
