November 5, 2007 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Location: 409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
Speaker: Louise Marie Roth, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona
Topic: “The Myth of Meritocracy: Unconscious Bias, Performance-Based Pay, and Gender Inequality”
While conscious action may produce some inequality, most discrimination occurs through cognitive processes that are automatic and unconscious. Using data on 76 Wall Street professionals, Louise Marie …
June 16, 2008 to June 19, 2008
Gender and feminist theory has a long and rich intellectual history in such disciplines as sociology, cultural, media, and women’s studies, anthropology, ethics, law, and economics. While research in marketing and consumer research has applied gender and feminist theory both conceptually and methodologically, it has not had the broad-scale impact on the field as seen in other disciplines.
December 12, 2007 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Join Dr. Teresa Nelson, Elizabeth J. McCandless Professor of Entrepreneurship, graduates and current students to learn how the Simmons Certificate in Entrepreneurship for MBAs has created a world of possibilities for many women. You will hear firsthand how the program has enabled participants to create and build ventures with the support of a cohort of women who study, achieve and encourage one another throughout the program and after graduation.
December 11, 2007 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Join Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands, alumnae and current students to learn about the unique Simmons experience; hear firsthand stories about the Simmons MBA program and how it has opened up a world of possibilities for many women. You will also gain a glimpse into the classroom by participating in a “mini-case discussion” led by one of our esteemed faculty.
Find out about our one-year accelerated program, flexible part-time options, curriculum, career placement, financing and the application process.
November 29, 2007 to December 7, 2007
Simmons School of Management is traveling across India with the World MBA Tour. Join us in the following cities to learn more about the only MBA program in the United States designed specifically for women.
November 8, 2007 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
We hear a lot about major transformation, jolts and the large scale efforts associated with organizational change, but much of the essential work in changing organizations, that takes place everyday in micro-level situations, has remained invisible. In this session, researcher and author Karen Golden-Biddle will present and give us an opportunity to excavate this everyday work of change, based on the findings of a 5 year study in real time of people implementing system change in the health sector.
