TY - JOUR
T1 - Women in Higher Education
T2 - Are They Ready to Take Up Administrative Positions?—A Mixed-Methods Approach to Identify the Barriers, Perceptions, and Expectations
AU - Mayya, Shreemathi S.
AU - Martis, Maxie
AU - Ashok, Lena
AU - Monteiro, Ashma Dorothy
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to express her gratitude to the Indian Council of Social Science Research for financial support and encouragement. A special word of appreciation to all the participants for their cooperation during the focus group discussion and taking their time to complete this survey.
Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Author has received research grants from Indian Council of Social Science Research, Government of India (Grant No. F. No. 02/04/2015-16/ICSSR/RPR)
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2021.
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Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Higher education is anticipating vacancies in senior leadership positions over the coming years. Women are likely to be candidates for these openings, as the number of women pursuing doctoral degrees is rising. However, in the present scenario, there is a dearth of women in senior leadership positions in India. With a purpose to identify the factors influencing the decision of women to take up senior leadership positions, a cross-sectional survey was planned in India. Female faculty (n = 136) employed on a tenure basis in state public universities were the respondents. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and focus group discussions. About 48% of the participants expressed that they decline opportunities for administrative positions. The distance to the workplace was found to be a barrier to take up senior leadership positions. Recommendations to promote the readiness of women to take up senior leadership are discussed.
AB - Higher education is anticipating vacancies in senior leadership positions over the coming years. Women are likely to be candidates for these openings, as the number of women pursuing doctoral degrees is rising. However, in the present scenario, there is a dearth of women in senior leadership positions in India. With a purpose to identify the factors influencing the decision of women to take up senior leadership positions, a cross-sectional survey was planned in India. Female faculty (n = 136) employed on a tenure basis in state public universities were the respondents. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and focus group discussions. About 48% of the participants expressed that they decline opportunities for administrative positions. The distance to the workplace was found to be a barrier to take up senior leadership positions. Recommendations to promote the readiness of women to take up senior leadership are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1177/2158244020983272
DO - 10.1177/2158244020983272
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85101761749
SN - 2158-2440
VL - 11
JO - SAGE Open
JF - SAGE Open
IS - 1
ER -