The Emergence, Experiences, and Empowerment of Women Administrators, Coaches, and Athletes

2021 ◽  
pp. 195-208
Author(s):  
Lindsey Darvin ◽  
Elizabeth H. Demara
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Women Administrators ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletics ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Intercollegiate Sport ◽  
Women In Sport ◽  
Sport Participant ◽  
Women And Girls

The objective of this chapter is to provide a more thorough understanding of the current United States intercollegiate athletics model that includes competitive sport opportunities within its system of higher education, the history and emergence of women in sport within higher education, the experiences of women leaders within intercollegiate sport, and future women sport participant and leader empowerment initiatives within higher education. While women were provided opportunities to compete in sport competitively within higher education at a much later date than their men counterparts, the significant impact of athletic participation for women and girls at this level has been established within the previous research. Most notably, women and girls with past sport participation experience at the college level have been found to represent a high proportion of women in leadership roles across a variety of industry segments. These insights provide significant evidence of the importance of equitable access to sport participation within the higher education model.

The Emergence, Experiences, and Empowerment of Women Administrators, Coaches, and Athletes

2020 ◽  
pp. 87-104
Author(s):  
Lindsey Darvin ◽  
Elizabeth H. Demara
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Women Administrators ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletics ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Intercollegiate Sport ◽  
Women In Sport ◽  
Sport Participant ◽  
Women And Girls

The objective of this chapter is to provide a more thorough understanding of the current United States intercollegiate athletics model that includes competitive sport opportunities within its system of higher education, the history and emergence of women in sport within higher education, the experiences of women leaders within intercollegiate sport, and future women sport participant and leader empowerment initiatives within higher education. While women were provided opportunities to compete in sport competitively within higher education at a much later date than their men counterparts, the significant impact of athletic participation for women and girls at this level has been established within the previous research. Most notably, women and girls with past sport participation experience at the college level have been found to represent a high proportion of women in leadership roles across a variety of industry segments. These insights provide significant evidence of the importance of equitable access to sport participation within the higher education model.

scholarly journals Challenges impeding women into leadership roles in a student-led organization at the South African higher education institution

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 508-518
Author(s):  
Nokwanda Jali ◽  
Sachin Suknunan ◽  
Anrusha Bhana
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
South African ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
African Higher Education ◽  
The University ◽  
South African Higher Education

The study shows that a patriarchal society where women are still in the minority when it comes to leadership positions is still dominating. A few studies are exploring the role of women in leadership in government and industry, and very little focus is paid on higher education institutions and more especially – from a female leadership perspective. Therefore, this paper aims to determine the factors that hindered female students from attaining leadership positions and simultaneously make recommendations to create more leadership opportunities in a nationally recognized student-led organization known as the Student Representative Council at a large public South African higher education institution – the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The target population was 16 female leaders who served in the University’s Student Representative Council from 2019 to 2020 of which 13 had responded. A qualitative approach was followed and interviews were conducted. The study employed inductive qualitative thematic analysis using NVIVO 12. Findings revealed that the Student Representative Council structure at the university was patriarchal with little commitment to gender equality. Males outnumbered women in leadership roles. Portfolios assigned to women were mainly administrative rather than leadership. Females were subjected to stereotypical behavior. The study recommended ways to promote female student leadership whereby policy and constitution change is required to facilitate gender equality and the implementation of quotas. Women should be empowered to enhance their leadership skills via effective leadership development programs specifically designed for females to address the leadership gap between males and females.

scholarly journals How Job Sharing Can Lead to More Women Achieving Senior Leadership Roles in Higher Education: A UK Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Watton ◽  
Sarah Stables ◽  
Steve Kempster
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Female Leadership ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Leadership Pipeline ◽  
Management Roles ◽  
Job Sharing

This article explores the opportunity that job sharing offers as a way of encouraging more women into senior management roles in the higher education sector. There is a scarcity of female leadership representation in the higher education context, in particular a lack of female leadership pipeline. The article examines the underlying influences that limit the representation of women in leadership roles. To address these contextual limitations the process of job sharing is offered as a possible solution for harnessing the skills and talents of women in leadership positions in higher education and enabling the development of a leadership pipeline. To illustrate how such job sharing could occur the article provides a detailed vignette of a job share between two senior women leaders within a single UK university context and the positive impact this had on the organisation, the individuals and their leadership development. This article seeks to make a contribution by exploring how leadership job sharing can occur and sets out some recommendations for the adoption, negotiation and establishment of job share structures in the future.

scholarly journals Transition Experiences out of Intercollegiate Athletics: A Meta-Synthesis

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhema Fuller
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletics ◽  
Athletic Performance ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Performance Loss ◽  
Transition Experience ◽  
Intercollegiate Sport ◽  
Transition Experiences ◽  
Practical Implications

Given the renewed focus as to the degree in which institutions of higher education are preparing their student-athletes for life after sports, this study used a qualitative meta-synthesis research method design to examine the transition experiences of college athletes out of intercollegiate sport. The researcher synthesized data from nine qualitative studies, leading to the identification of six themes characteristic of the transition experience: athletic identity, anticipation and preparation, branching out, satisfaction with athletic performance, loss of camaraderie and support systems. Finally, the manuscript discusses the results of the meta-synthesis in light of their theoretical and practical implications.

scholarly journals WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP IN ISLAMIC HIGHER EDUCATION IN INDONESIA

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Safrul Muluk
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Senior Leadership ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Leadership Position ◽  
Women And Leadership ◽  
Patriarchal Culture ◽  
Leadership In Higher Education ◽  
Long Time

In Indonesia, the issue of women in leadership position within public organizations, including in higher education, has been under scrutiny for a long time. Practices of patriarchal culture plays a significant role in the way people perceive women and their contribution have influenced the opportunity for female academics to assume senior leadership roles. Despite the increase in the number of well-educated women in higher education sector, it does not reflect in the number of women assuming leadership roles. This paper presents a brief historical account on higher education sector in Indonesia and then discusses women and leadership in higher education, with a special reference to State Islamic University Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh.

Increasing the Number of Women Administrators in Kinesiology and Beyond: A Proposed Application of the Transformational Leadership Model

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynda B. Ransdell ◽  
Sarah Toevs ◽  
Jennifer White ◽  
Shelley Lucas ◽  
Jean L. Perry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Women Administrators ◽  
The United States ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Administrative Positions ◽  
Writing Group ◽  
Associate Dean

In higher education in the United States, women are often underrepresented in leadership positions. When women try administration, they face a higher rate of attrition than their male counterparts. Given the lack of women in leadership positions and the failure of the academy to retain women administrators, a group of women administrators and faculty with many collective years of experience in higher education assembled to write this paper. Our writing group consisted of 2 Chairs, 2 Deans, 1 Associate Dean, 2 pre-tenure faculty members, and a Provost, representing four different institutions. The authors of this paper suggest that applying the proposed model of transformational leadership within the field of Kinesiology may have a two-fold benefit. It may increase the number of women in administrative positions and it may extend how long women choose to serve in an administrative capacity. Components of the model include developing personal and professional characteristics that motivate faculty to perform beyond expectations, and understanding gender-related and kinesiology-specific challenges of administration. In addition, recommendations are made for pursuing careers in administration, and for pursuing future research projects. We hope that through this paper, we have started an important and open discussion about women in leadership roles, and ultimately, encouraged some prospective leaders to consider a career in higher education administration.

Resilient Leadership: A Phenomenological Exploration Into How Black Women in Higher Education Leadership Navigate Cultural Adversity

2021 ◽  
pp. 002216782110030
Author(s):  
Nuchelle L. Chance
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Black Women ◽  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Education Leadership ◽  
Higher Education Leadership ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Women In Higher Education ◽  
Motivation Factors ◽  
Resilient Leadership

This article explores adversity and the lived experiences of Black women in higher education leadership. Using phenomenology, this study specifically explores how Black women in higher education leadership navigate the adverse challenges of intersectionality, stereotype threat, and tokenism. Black women in leadership undergo adversity including limited role models, the concrete ceiling, and the intersectionality of racism, sexism, and ageism, as well as tokenism. The current findings validate that Black women in higher education leadership experience adversity. Some of the more salient codes that emerged were discrimination such as racism, sexism, ageism, and the intersection of these challenges with identity, cultural diversity and belonging, resilience, and leadership callings. Referred to as “superwomen,” Black women are resilient and strong. The results of this study reveal that Black women use adversity as fuel, thus helping them develop the necessary skills to prepare them for leadership. Their strength through adversity is driven by the resilience that has manifested as motivation factors such as family and relationships, mentorship and sponsorship, as well as the support of cultural identity and diversity. The current findings support the notion that adversity shapes Black women into leaders with an emphasis on higher education leadership.

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