Gender, Power and Management : A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Higher Education

Women are now part of senior management in higher education (HE) to varying degrees in most countries and actively contribute to the vision and strategic direction of universities. This book attempts to analyse their impact and potential impact on both organisational growth and culture Women are now part of senior management in higher education (HE) to varying degrees in most countries and actively contribute to the vision and strategic direction of universities. This book attempts to analyse their impact and potential impact on both organisational growth and culture. Contents of this book include: (1) Building a Feminist Research Network (B. Bagilhole & K. White); (2) Legislative Frameworks for EO (K. White); (3) Higher Education and Gender Equity (A. Goransson); (4) Research Design (J. Neale & O. Ozkanli); (5) Senior Management in Higher Education (T. Carvalho & M.de Lurdes Machado); (6) Paths to Success in Senior Management (S.Riordan); (7) Doing Senior Management (J. Neale); (8) Where do Women Fit in University Senior Management? An Analytical Typology of Cross National Organisational Cultures (P. O. Connor); and (9) Towards Interventions for Senior Women in Higher Education (B. Bagilhole & K. White). (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.) Gender, Power and Management is the first multi-country study to examine the dynamics of men and women working together in higher education senior management teams within a broader organizational context. It is based on interviews with women and men in university senior management in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. It explores pathways into senior management, perceptions of how women and men regard each other's performance in top management jobs, and their influence on universities. It questions where women fit in university senior management, whether or not women can and do make a distinctive contribution to university decision-making, and the impact of organizational cultures on their effectiveness as managers and leaders. Finally, it explores why interventions need to be developed for women who wish to apply for higher education senior management positions Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction: Building a Feminist Research Network....Pages 1-19 Legislative Frameworks for Equal Opportunities....Pages 20-49 Gender Equality and the Shift from Collegiality to Managerialism....Pages 50-77 Research Design....Pages 78-89 Senior Management in Higher Education....Pages 90-109 Paths to Success in Senior Management....Pages 110-139 Doing Senior Management....Pages 140-167 Where Do Women Fit in University Senior Management? An Analytical Typology of Cross-National Organisational Cultures....Pages 168-191 Towards Interventions for Senior Women in Higher Education....Pages 192-205 Back Matter....Pages 206-215