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Surviving At The Top: A Critical Case Study Of Female Administrators In Higher Education, Renanda Wood Dear
Surviving At The Top: A Critical Case Study Of Female Administrators In Higher Education, Renanda Wood Dear
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Women encounter significant barriers as it relates to their gender and leadership traits. The strong patriarchal system has made it more difficult for women to advance in higher education. Research has previously examined a number of factors, including characteristics, institutional influences, and practice efforts to increase the representation of women in leadership in higher education. However, exploring the persistence of gender inequality at the highest ranks of executive leadership is essential to understanding the underrepresentation of women in executive leadership positions in higher education (Bonebright, Cottledge & Lonnquist, 2012; White, 2012). Even though women have been a part of higher …