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The lack of women in leadership across higher education has been problemitised in the literature. Often contemporary … discourses promote 'fixing the women' as a solution. Consequently, interventions aimed at helping women break through 'the glass … inequalities whereby, regardless of measures implemented for and by women, the problem remains. The precariousness for women of …
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Ever since gaining approval to be admitted to the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF), Jordanian women have become more … visible in this sector. Women were recruited in various fields across the military, including administrative posts, education …, and human resources. There is a noticeable gap in the number of women reaching leadership positions despite the quality of …
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cultural practice in higher education. It proposes that contractual terms of employment have important implications for women … practical implications for women's leadership arising from the findings and makes recommendations for improvements in practice …
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Despite the predominance of perspectives on women's leadership, which consistently emphasize the underrepresentation of … women in virtually every sphere of political and economic life in countries around the world, very little is known about … women's leadership, especially in higher education, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). This has resulted in a gap in the …
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As recent graduates of a women's-only leadership development program in higher education in the United States, we used … autoethnography as a research methodology to provide critical insight into effective women's leadership programming and evaluation … effectively develop women leaders, work must be done at the personal, interpersonal, and organizational levels, as these levels …
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This study aimed to explore the employment status of women in the higher educational sector and to uphold women … top management positions; hence, women were less engaged in the decision-making process. Women possess the potential to be … educational institutions still practice discrimination and prefer men over women in executive positions, as well as to show that …
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-researched, aspect of the problem of women's underrepresentation in higher education leadership. Drawing on in-depth qualitative … constructionist views, we analyze how women construct multiple identities, the interplay of identities, and the influence of broader … societal Discourses of gender and leadership. The findings highlight the interplay between competing multiple identities, and …
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The issue of women's participation in top management and boardroom positions has received increasing attention in the … academic literature and the press. However, the pace of advancement for women managers and directors continues to be slow and … that affect both career persistence and the advancement of women in top management positions; namely, factors affecting (1 …
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While women have made strides in leadership in the higher education sector there continues to be dismal representation … of women in executive level roles of governance at colleges and universities. This article presents findings from a study … that explored skills that women have identified as being useful in their ascent to the role of trustee board chair. The …
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can be implemented by men and women leaders to balance their work and non-work activities and promote their roles as …
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