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Experiences Of Women Department Chairs In Engineering: A Narrative Study, Kayla Person
Experiences Of Women Department Chairs In Engineering: A Narrative Study, Kayla Person
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Within higher education, STEM based disciplines need strong and balanced leadership. Leadership which demonstrates equity and diversity because all perspectives are needed to solve complex issues that face our world today. In 2016, women earned 23.2% of engineering Ph.D.’s awarded, which contributes to the low number of women faculty in engineering (Yoder, 2016). Those women who enter the professoriate increasingly need to navigate the labyrinth within their faculty positions and leadership roles within higher education. A key leadership role, department chair, has numerous responsibilities as both a faculty member and an administrator. Little research has been conducted to showcase the …