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The gender gulf still exists but but there are signs that top business schools are bridging the divide.

A female start-up culture is blossoming at business schools and beyond. Former corporate workers are launching businesses for greater control over pay and careers.

There is growing political and business pressure on companies and universities to close the gender gap. Business schools are bringing more women into the boardroom.

As populations age globally, business schools are helping to drive innovation in healthcare. There are lucrative opportunities to tap into the “silver economy”.

A new master's degree route at MIT will harness the power of design, management and engineering.

A head at the Royal Academy of Engineering says that quality training is central to the growth of UK start-ups, as online business school programs open up access.

As business warms to online learning, the Silicon Valley start-ups behind Moocs are pushing further into the lucrative field of executive education.

The business school as we know it is ripe for innovation by new technologies. For the liquid Mooc developers disrupting the market, employment is increasingly the priority.

Technology has radically altered the nature of employment, spurring business schools to focus some of their education on digital transformation.

Investment banks have been hit by onerous regulation, falling activity and distrust since the crisis. But the largest lenders continue to hire droves of business graduates.