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Notes from the Field: Gender Issues in the Management Curriculum: A Survey of Student Experiences
Author(s) -
Smith Catherine R.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
gender, work and organization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.159
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1468-0432
pISSN - 0968-6673
DOI - 10.1111/1468-0432.00104
Subject(s) - ethos , disadvantage , curriculum , diversity (politics) , gender diversity , public relations , perception , field (mathematics) , sociology , higher education , pedagogy , political science , medical education , psychology , management , medicine , corporate governance , mathematics , neuroscience , anthropology , pure mathematics , law , economics
A major Australian report recently criticized the relationship between the gendered culture of management education and business management practices, in an effort to reduce impediments to equal representation of women in management. It recommended a major overhaul of university management education, whereby institutions would review their own role in shaping corporate management cultures and practices, and raise awareness of gender issues in the classroom. This article reports on a subsequent survey that explored postgraduate business students' perceptions of gender issues in the management curriculum, and their effects on learning experiences. It suggests that a masculine ethos is perceptible in management education, which can disadvantage female and male students in different ways. The study suggests that greater awareness of gender issues should be a major consideration for management educators, to enable future managers to recognize and harness gender diversity in the workplace.