平特五不中 program empowers women in Japan

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平特五不中 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 平特五不中鈥檚 Japan program, her sights are firmly set on the C-suite.

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

... 平特五不中鈥檚 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 平特五不中鈥檚 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.

鈥淲e have a lot of women, more than we do in our programs in Montreal,鈥� said Philip O鈥橬eill, director of the Japan program.

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