Event Title
Women's Pathways to the University Presidency: A Qualitative Inquiry into University Women Leaders' Career Paths and Presidential Aspirations
Start Date
27-3-2013 5:15 PM
Description
Although the percentage of female presidents has more than doubled from 10% in 1986 to 26% in 2011, the critical issue remains that women continue to be disproportionately under-represented within the ranks of executive-level leadership, especially the university presidency.
Women are also less likely to hold the key-line administrative positions (e.g., academic deans, vice presidents, provosts) that most commonly serve as pathways in the career trajectory to the university presidency. Through the primary technique of in-depth interviews, this lecture illustrates how women key-line administrators and university presidents made meaning of their career path experiences and presidential aspirations.
This lecture presents new and deeper insights into university women leaders’: 1) career paths and educational credentials, 2) leadership aspirations, 3) experiences with mentors/role models, 4) family relationships and work/life balance issues, and 5) perceptions of gender and leadership.
Women's Pathways to the University Presidency: A Qualitative Inquiry into University Women Leaders' Career Paths and Presidential Aspirations
Although the percentage of female presidents has more than doubled from 10% in 1986 to 26% in 2011, the critical issue remains that women continue to be disproportionately under-represented within the ranks of executive-level leadership, especially the university presidency.
Women are also less likely to hold the key-line administrative positions (e.g., academic deans, vice presidents, provosts) that most commonly serve as pathways in the career trajectory to the university presidency. Through the primary technique of in-depth interviews, this lecture illustrates how women key-line administrators and university presidents made meaning of their career path experiences and presidential aspirations.
This lecture presents new and deeper insights into university women leaders’: 1) career paths and educational credentials, 2) leadership aspirations, 3) experiences with mentors/role models, 4) family relationships and work/life balance issues, and 5) perceptions of gender and leadership.
Comments
Dr. Celeste A. Wheat earned her Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the Department of Educational Studies and Research at The University of Southern Mississippi. Her research interests include the study of university women leaders and legal issues in higher education. Dr. Wheat currently serves as an Adjunct Instructor of Sociology at USM.