• You’ll find an increasing number of women in our degree programs, such as:
  • Master in Management
  • MBA
  • Executive MBA
  • Global Executive MBA
• Our wide range of Executive Education programs will empower you to have greater impact.
• Our PDD Flex — aimed at functional directors — has a blended format, including live online modules and three in-person modules. The program has been particularly successful among participants looking for IESE’s academic rigor combined with lots of flexibility.
• For programs specifically focused on women, you have the short format focused programs:
  • Mujeres en consejos de administración
  • Mujer y liderazgo

Check out our full portfolio of programs.

Across our programs, you’ll find loans and scholarships earmarked for women with an exceptional track record or potential. Those include:

• Master in Management:
  • IESE Women in Business Scholarship. IESE is committed to increasing the number of women leaders in business. These scholarships support women with a track record of outstanding professional accomplishment.
• MBA:
  • IESE Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Scholarship. This scholarship is meant for women who have a background in STEM or who have significant accomplishments in this field. They have the potential to serve as advocates to encourage and strengthen female representation in STEM.
  • IESE Women in Management Scholarship. This scholarship supports exceptional female applicants who have 5 years of work experience or more, have attained managerial experience and have demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities.
• Executive MBA:
  • Woman Talent Scholarship. Scholarships available to women with a high leadership potential.

You can find information on scholarships for women here, and also ask about funding options in the program you’re interested in.

Dedicated to ensuring that women advance in leadership, the Women Executive Club is for at women who have completed an Executive Education program at IESE.

For Executive MBA graduates, the Women Executive MBA (WEMBA) Club will keep you connected with others with similar experiences.

The Women in Business Club is one of our most active MBA clubs, organizing talks, networking events and a yearly conference.

The IESE Women in Leadership (I-WiL) network, led by Prof. Nuria Chinchilla, organizes monthly networking lunches and breakfasts, bringing in speakers to explore different aspects of female leadership.

IESE’s International Center for Work and Family holds a bi-annual conference centered around work-life balance, with a particular focus on women. The 10th International Conference of Work and Family will be held in July 2023.

MBA Admissions launched IESE’s Future Female Leaders Award to recognize young professional  women who embody IESE’s mission, with the objective of helping them to realize their potential.  Awardees will be invited to participate in IESE’s Women in Business Conference (Feb 1, 2023), attend networking events and career development sessions.

The Carmina Roca and Rafael Pich-Aguilera Women and Leadership Chair holds a bi-annual conference on women and leadership, looking at the unique challenges women face in the workplace. The 4th International Conference of Women and Leadership will be held in July 2023.

The MBA Women in Business Club organizes a yearly conference, exploring the most pressing issues facing women — and men — in the workplace.

The International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge (IWEC) will bring together in Madrid women entrepreneurs and business owners from around the world for its 15th annual conference, this year around the theme Connecting Women Businesses Globally: The Transformational Power of Women in Business. The IWEC will be held on November 13-15, 2022.

Endowed Chairs & Centers:

The Carmina Roca and Rafael Pich-Aguilera Women and Leadership Chair, held by Prof. Nuria Chinchilla.

The International Center for Work and Family (ICWF), led by Prof. Mireia Las Heras.

Short list of IESE-led research:

Inventor Gender and the Direction of Invention. By Prof. Sampsa Samila, et al.

Women on Spanish Boards. (10th edition of report: Las mujeres en los Consejos de las empresas cotizadas) By Prof. Nuria Chinchilla

The New Ideal Worker: Organizations Between Work-Life Balance, Gender and Leadership. By professors Mireia Las Heras, Nuria Chinchilla & Marc Grau.

Engaged Fatherhood for Men, Families and Gender Equality. By professors Mireia Las Heras & Marc Grau.

Within-Job Gender Pay Inequality in 15 Countries. By Prof. Marta Elvira et al.

For women, early promotion is vital to reducing the gender pay gap  by Marta Elvira and Isabel Villamor, with Cristina Quintana-Garcia.

For additional research, check out our Insight knowledge portal.

Interviews and more

Leveraging inclusiveness: smart ways to diversity your organization. An interview with Kathleen McGinn, Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

“Leaders need passion and empathy”. An interview with Micky Lawler, President, Women’s Tennis Association (WTA)

Head above water: how Paralympic swimmer Teresa Perales turns trials into triumphs. An interview with Teresa Perales, Paralympic champion

“Diversity and inclusion must be organizational cornerstones”. An interview with Sabine Mueller, CEO, DHL Consulting