A complex, intertwined concept. More than 3,000 empirical investigations of leadership provided varied definitions of what leadership means. Common to many however is that the term leadership implies movement, taking the organization or some part of it in a new direction, solving problems, being creative, initiating new programs, building organizational structures, and improving quality ( Davis, 2003 , p. 4).
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Gender-Based Leadership Barriers: Advancement of Female Faculty to Leadership Positions in Higher Education
Valerie A. Storey (University of Central Florida, USA), Amanda K. Anthony (University of Central Florida, USA), and Parveen Wahid (University of Central Florida, USA)
Copyright: © 2017
|Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1049-9.ch018
Abstract
This chapter identifies gender-based leadership barriers according to socio-historical, institutional, and interactional factors that may be external and internal to universities, yet influence women's advancement in the context of higher education. The review suggests problems of under-representation of female faculty leaders in higher education derives from stereotypes attached to women regarding their lack of capacity to hold leadership positions and, consequentially, barriers to navigate the perceived masculine world of leadership. We conclude with contemporary evidence-practices scholars have put forth for addressing gender-based leadership barriers.