Students And The Administration Value Women Representation Of Campus Governance

Since the early 1800s, women in higher education have been battling to overcome barriers to gain access to education, and equal career opportunities. Research posits that women have made significant progress through government legislations during the 1960s and 1970s, which eradicated some of the barriers of gender inequality. The research also supports that women are moving the needle in educational attainment and employment in higher education as students, faculty members and senior-level administrators. However, recent data suggest that there is still work to do to increase the number of women in leadership roles. Especially black women in higher education.

In reality, however, women are equally and in some ways more qualified to hold leadership positions than men. Although there is no single explanation for why women are underrepresented in politics, the gender gap in the political arena stems from the lack of female participation in elections as women are often discouraged or feel threatened by society to run for political office. Young women who aspire a career in politics encounter both structural and emotional barriers, which prevent them from running for political office. Women battle issues of self-confidence, face stereotypes, and derive false perceptions of political campaigns, all of which broaden the gender gap in the political

Leadership - The perception of excellence in business leadership needs to be re-examined. This requires challenging the norms that determine leadership eligibility. Are there drivers that perpetuate a leadership incumbency that excludes females? What is the basis for these drivers?

leaders. However, more people prefer male than female bosses. That has made it more difficult

I have been helping coach high school athletics for a few years. These leadership positions have enabled me to develop communication skills, gain responsibility, improve on my management skills and build relationships with other leaders in the field of sports. My future career goals include obtaining a job as a head coach or athletic director in some field of sports. I know I will need good communication and negotiating skills and I need to understand that gender sometimes plays a role in leadership positions. Leadership is defined as a person who guides or directs a group. Successful leaders are confident and responsible. They are able to problem-solve and discover new talents in those they lead.

One identified contributor to women's slower than expected assent into leadership is the persistence of assumptions and stereotypes that women are intrinsically "communal" or "dependent" and "passive", and therefore, lack the capacity to succeed as leaders. (National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Engineering Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, 2006 as cited by Isaac, Kaatz & Carnes, 2012).

David Sadker and Mellisa Koch. Gender insights coming to your classroom. “Educational leadership”. ASCD. Accessed 17 October 2017. https://rhysmillerteachinglearning.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/educational-leadershipdisrupting-inequitygender-insights-coming-to-your-classroom.pdf

In the article “End of Men” by Hanna Rosin, Hanna Rosin, a writer, a co-host of the NPR show Invisibilia, about the invisible forces that shape human behavior, she went to Stanford University, Rosin explains how over the years the women’s position has considerably ascended professional, educational and social. In this way, based on research she has demonstrated that all women have the capacity to carry any role that was considered against their nature. Nevertheless, it has been taken into account that women are still the minority in the top professional area. It has been taken into account that women are still the minority in the top professional area, with the women's empowerment this will change because of this: "Women dominate today's colleges

First, being a woman and embracing my femininity has both positive and negative impacts on my ability to lead. Because I am a woman I have to work harder to glean access to similar caliber opportunities as men. Even though the gender gap is not as large as it was in decades past, it still exists with in my society and is a huge obstacle to my

Women everywhere in our culture were having similar experiences of unfair treatment because of being female, so they banded together to improve their social and professional status. Women created several support systems for each other, because they knew that the only way to bring about change was in numbers. The League of Women Voters set a precedent over 50 years ago as a successful organization made to ensure women the same voting rights as men. There are now such

In Fitting in: Community College Female Executive Leaders Share Their Experiences - A Study in West Texas, Gill and Jones explored the phenomena of leadership in higher education from the perspective of women who hold leadership positions at community colleges in west Texas. Traditionally, higher education has been a male-dominated field which has made it difficult for women to attain administrative positions. However, at the community colleges across the United States, women hold 50% of the leadership positions, which illustrates the openness of community colleges in accepting women in leadership positions. Also, the number of administrators projected to retire from community colleges in the near future illustrates that opportunities for women to attain leadership positions at community colleges will increase. In addition, community colleges have shared governance with collaborative decision-making. According to research, characteristics of an effective leader include caring, shared decision-making, and team-building which are attributed to women and support women as prime candidates for these future leadership positions at community colleges.

Thesis statement: Leadership depends on the leader’s leadership style and there way of communicating ideas rather than the leader themselves. Both women and men believe in similar leadership styles however women prefer a more participative leadership approach.

What attitudes about women might contribute to their underrepresentation in positions of educational leadership? There are several attitudes that might contribute to women being underrepresented in positions of educational leadership. First, stereotyping is a major issue. Many still view women as being the weaker species that are supposed to take care of the children and household needs. Second, many women don’t have the higher educational experiences needed to be an administrator. Some didn’t reach a higher degree status out of the need of having to raise their children. Next, some think that women don’t represent a larger number of educational leadership roles because they lack self-confidence. Finally, most think that women in educational leadership roles are low because there isn’t enough mentorship opportunities

The business world today is competitive. It's full of fierce, educated, and motivated people. For some people it's tough to rise to the top and for some people it comes much easier. It's not always about hard work! One might ask for a map to the yellow brick road, but few people are ever provided with it. Most people are stuck in an ocean making calculated guesses as to how they can reach land. Which route is the best? How much school is enough? How many certificates of accreditation is enough? How much work experience is enough? All of us ask these questions attempting to navigate our ships in a competitive world were only a few individuals ever get to their targeted career position. How many of those in leadership positions are women?

Gender and leadership? Leadership and gender? A journey through the landscape of theories start off by giving a statistical summary of percentages of women in higher echelon position in the workforce. With this information in the intro, the article quickly highlights the limited representation of women in exclusive positions in Fortune 500 companies. Next, the paper examines multiple theories why this problem exists in the workforce. The four theories examined are biology and sex; gender role; causal factors; and attitudinal drivers (Appelbaum et al, 2003, p. 44).