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McGill program empowers women in Japan

Published: 30 March 2015

Yo Omata is an ambitious woman. At 36, she is a medical science liaison with a U.S. pharmaceutical company in Tokyo, a job that perfectly complements her professional experience as a scientist with a PhD in dentistry.

Now, with a brand new MBA from the Desautels Faculty of Management of McGill University’s Japan program, her sights are firmly set on the C-suite.

It’s a goal she feels is a real possibility despite Japan’s stubbornly poor track record in promoting women to managerial or executive positions.

... McGill’s Japan program has been operating in Tokyo for 16 years. For the most part, students there can expect a classroom experience that mirrors that of their North American peers. The 18-month program is taught in English by many of the same professors and to the same academic standards as is a traditional MBA at McGill’s Montreal campus. Professors travel between campuses and stay in touch with students electronically in between.

The biggest difference between the Montreal and Tokyo programs is in the gender of the students attending.

“We have a lot of women, more than we do in our programs in Montreal,” said Philip O’Neill, director of the Japan program.

Read full article: The Globe and Mail, March 27, 2015

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