INSEAD will commit to a gender balanced board by 2023 as part of the school’s ongoing commitment to gender balance and its new role as a HeForShe Champion. In addition to being gender balanced in representation, INSEAD also commits to a globally diverse board, consisting of members from at least 12 nationalities and a minimum of four continents, with the intention that they can bring regional perspectives for identifying solutions for advancing gender equity.

The school’s commitment will involve an organization-wide movement where senior level male allies (including the chairman and Deans) work in consultation with INSEAD’s Gender Initiative and women leaders to:

• Further increase outreach to female MBA prospects with an objective to reach a minimum of 40% female participants in the MBA programme by academic year 2024/2025 and continue to increase towards parity, while maintaining a minimum of 65 nationalities in each cohort.
• Target 50% female student representation in the new Master in Management programme, with a minimum of 35 nationalities.
• Strive to attract and retain increasingly gender balanced faculty, including a target to hire 50% women across the next three years.
• Work with global industry and academic partners to continue our path breaking research on gender issues to identify effective interventions in different global settings.