Women's Leadership Aspirations and Career Paths in Higher Education: Influence of Personal Factors

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Author(s): Lilian H. Hill (The University of Southern Mississippi, USA), Celeste A. Wheat (The University of West Alabama, USA), Tanyaradzwa C. Mandishona (University of Southern Mississippi, USA)and Andrea E. Blake (University of Southern Mississippi, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 23
Source title: Research Anthology on Challenges for Women in Leadership Roles
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8592-4.ch044

Keywords: Administration & Leadership / Business & Management / Gender and Diversity / Information Science Reference

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The purpose of this chapter is to provide insight into the ways in which personal life roles such as mother, daughter, and/or spouse/partner influence the leadership aspirations of women holding senior university administrative positions (e.g., academic dean, vice president, provost). The chapter is informed by a postmodern feminist perspective and reviews literature related to pathways to the presidency, family considerations, gender roles, and geographic mobility. Findings from the literature are integrated with those of the dissertation of the second author. In keeping with a postmodern feminist perspective, the chapter concludes with recommendations for change in recruiting diverse women for higher education leadership.

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