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An Exploration Of The Experiences Of Mid-Level Women Leaders In Academia, Eglantina Cenolli

Culminating Projects in Higher Education Administration

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of women leaders in mid-level positions in academia, particularly academic deans in four-year public institutions in the Beta System. This study focused on the barriers, risk factors, and protective and compensatory factors shaping the leadership journey for the participants and while holding the current leadership position. The results of this study may provide higher education institutions in potential strategies and approaches to increase women’s representation in leadership positions and improve gender equity in leadership.

Women in leadership have been the focus of many research studies, which have identified some …