Jamboree & GMAC Partner to Boost Women's Participation in Graduate Business Education

By: WE staff | Thursday, 28 August 2025

• Jamboree Education has partnered with GMAC to get more women to pursue MBA, MiM, and other business courses
• The joint venture will employ Jamboree's preparation and admission services with GMAC's research
• The objective is to simplify and make business study more appealing for women in India and globally

As a concerted attempt to bridge the gender divide at the level of graduate business education, Jamboree Education has collaborated with the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) to motivate women to opt for higher studies like the MBA, Master in Management (MiM), and other complementary courses.

This partnership unites the test preparation and admissions proficiency of Jamboree with the international research and know-how of GMAC, the common mission being to make business education better, more desirable, and within reach for women in India and worldwide.

A few universities, including George Washington University, Oxford Said, Cambridge Judge, and Johns Hopkins Carey, have been leaders with classrooms moving toward or exceeding the 50 percent benchmark.

In India and Asia, enrollment by women has been increasing steadily though even there the figures trail behind European and North American enrollment.

Interestingly, women exhibit greater participation in specialized master's courses like MiM, Marketing, and Finance, where female enrollment tends to be higher than 50 percent.

To facilitate women leaders of the future, Jamboree and GMAC have launched the Women Leadership through MBA Program with a host of offers to make the path to MBA smoother.

These include up to ₹5,000 discounts on GMAT prep, free one-week trial access to the GMAT LMS platform, free scholarship and financial aid guides, and an Amazon voucher of ₹1,250 at GMAT sign-up.

The initiative is most noteworthy since studies indicate that an increasing percentage of women CEOs have MBAs. Indeed, in 2024, 33 percent of Fortune 500 women CEOs possessed an MBA, compared to 21 percent in 2019.

Nonetheless, access to quality business education and support systems is still unequal, particularly in developing economies.

Through providing chances for women to apply, prepare, and thrive, this partnership aims to build a robust leadership pipeline and increase gender diversity in boardrooms, startups, and social enterprises globally.