Interlocking Systems of Oppression

2021 ◽  
pp. 766-788
Author(s):  
Marissiko M. Wheaton ◽  
Adrianna Kezar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Women's Leadership ◽  
Women In Higher Education ◽  
Administrative Positions ◽  
Leadership In Higher Education

Women in higher education face many challenges as they navigate senior-level administrative positions on college campuses. Much of the existing research on women's leadership in higher education does not highlight the ways in which women of varying overlapping identities navigate leadership uniquely. In this chapter, the authors discuss the need for the theories of intersectionality and positionality, which foreground the intersection of many identities and further contextualize them within systems of power. Through an analysis of existing empirical work, this chapter draws attention to tools and strategies that can be learned from women of multiple oppressed identities and positions of leadership.

Interlocking Systems of Oppression

2019 ◽  
pp. 61-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marissiko M. Wheaton ◽  
Adrianna Kezar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Women's Leadership ◽  
Women In Higher Education ◽  
Administrative Positions ◽  
Leadership In Higher Education

Women in higher education face many challenges as they navigate senior-level administrative positions on college campuses. Much of the existing research on women's leadership in higher education does not highlight the ways in which women of varying overlapping identities navigate leadership uniquely. In this chapter, the authors discuss the need for the theories of intersectionality and positionality, which foreground the intersection of many identities and further contextualize them within systems of power. Through an analysis of existing empirical work, this chapter draws attention to tools and strategies that can be learned from women of multiple oppressed identities and positions of leadership.

Women and Leadership in Higher Education

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan R. Madsen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Postsecondary Institutions ◽  
Women In Higher Education ◽  
Leadership Programs ◽  
Administrative Positions ◽  
Women And Leadership ◽  
Effective Leaders ◽  
Leadership In Higher Education

The Problem. Postsecondary institutions are struggling more than ever before to find qualified, effective leaders to move into key administrative positions. One reason for the continued lack of prepared leaders is that there still remain few women in higher education positioned to take on such critical roles. The Solution. This Issue overview introduces the importance of and connections among HRD, leadership development, higher education, and leadership programs for women in higher education. It highlights the Issue’s overall problem, purpose, the approach used, and its relevance to practice. Concerns around the shortage of women in leadership positions in higher education settings are introduced, and the unique features of this particular Special Issue are outlined along with a brief introduction of each article. The Stakeholders. This Issue will provide researchers and practitioners in various fields of study with frameworks to use in developing, evaluating, and researching leadership programs for women in higher education and beyond.

Re-imaging Aboriginal leadership in higher education – A new Indigenous research paradigm

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Payi Ford ◽  
Kathy Gotha Guthadjaka ◽  
James Walung Daymangu ◽  
Bettina Danganbar ◽  
Colin Baker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Women's Leadership ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Paradigm Shifts ◽  
Aboriginal Communities ◽  
The Past ◽  
Aboriginal Women ◽  
Leadership In Higher Education

This article focuses on leadership by women in Indigenous research in the higher education sector of Australia. The research that provided the context for this exploration of Indigenous women’s leadership involved archiving ceremonial cultural knowledge from the Daly and Wagait regions of the Northern Territory. The article introduces the concept of Aboriginal corporeality and the struggle within colonial Australia and through to the present to prevent its erasure from Australia’s history. This struggle is referenced in the paradigm shifts underway in Indigenist research. The article acknowledges the past commitments of powerful Aboriginal women to the advancement of their clans’ people under the new circumstances that they had to confront from the 1880s. It is argued that the cultural agenda of these women prepared the ground for the advances in Indigenist research reported in this article. The article concludes with an example of the close, culturally significant partnership that was forged by the research project across two Aboriginal communities of the Northern Territory.

Women’s Leadership Development in Higher Education

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan R. Madsen ◽  
Karen A. Longman ◽  
Jessica R. Daniels
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Women's Leadership ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Women In Higher Education ◽  
Leadership Programs ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Do So

The Problem.The intentional preparation of future leaders for higher education remains a critical need today in institutions across the globe. Many colleges and universities are now seeking to design programs that develop the leadership skills of faculty, staff, and administrators, and because of the shortage of women in leadership positions, special efforts need to focus on the development of women. Yet guidance and assistance are required to do so effectively and efficiently.The Solution.The purpose of this final article is to highlight a few of the particularly important findings across all articles in this Special Issue, offer some overall implications for leadership development and the HRD field, and provide tables of sample leadership programs for women in higher education at the national, state, and institutional levels.The Stakeholders.This article provides researchers and practitioners in various fields of study with implications toward more effectively developing, evaluating, researching, and implementing leadership programs for women in higher education.

Moving Beyond the Stained Glass Ceiling

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen A. Longman ◽  
Shawna L. Lafreniere
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Women's Leadership ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Christian Colleges ◽  
Women In Higher Education ◽  
Stained Glass ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Development Professionals ◽  
The Impact

The Problem. While a variety of factors have historically limited access by women to top-level leadership positions across higher education, these factors become more complicated when juxtaposed with the theological commitments that influence the leadership journeys of women in these settings. The Solution. This article reviews the literature related to women in higher education leadership, with a particular focus on the state of women in leadership found in faith-based colleges and universities—as represented by the 110 member institutions of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU). It describes the results of in-depth research on the impact of a CCCU Women’s Leadership Development initiative, launched in 1998. Qualitative and quantitative evaluation data are discussed and implications outlined. The Stakeholders. The lessons emerging from this initiative and research can be helpful for postsecondary leaders, HRD and leadership development professionals, and all those who focus on developing women in higher education settings.

A review of literature on women’s leadership in higher education in developed countries and in Vietnam: Barriers and enablers

2021 ◽  
pp. 174114322110214
Author(s):  
Greeni Maheshwari
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Women Leaders ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Women's Leadership ◽  
Barriers And Enablers ◽  
Leadership In Higher Education ◽  
The Difference

The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the literature on women’s leadership in higher education in the last 20 years. This literature review employed a systematic review of 64 articles published worldwide with 28 articles specifically published in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vietnam. The aim of the study is to determine if there are any differences in barriers and enablers of women leaders between the developed countries chosen for this study and Vietnam in higher education and how the countries are progressing towards gender equality. The study concluded that most of the research in women’s leadership in higher education had been done in the US and Canada, with a dearth of literature on women’s leadership in higher education in Asia, and only six studies have been done in Vietnam till 2019, with only two studies done before 2017. The findings suggested that women leaders in developed countries and Vietnam still face almost the same challenges as in the past but, with family support, these challenges are becoming less in Vietnam. Mentor support was found to be an enabler in other developed countries which was missing in Vietnam. Vietnam is gaining importance in research in women’s leadership in higher education, which may be due to an increased female labour participation rate and higher growth in gross domestic product rates. The future of women leaders seems to be bright, especially in Vietnam, due to higher female educational attainment. There is a small number of literature review studies on barriers and enablers in the field of women leaders in higher education comparing developed nations and a developing country. Hence, the current study aims to fill this gap to provide an overview of the difference between the enablers and barriers faced by women leaders between developed countries and Vietnam.

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