Universities are still patriarchal institutions, with men dominating senior leadership positions. Systemic mechanisms are needed to ensure all our future leaders are able to flourish.
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These are challenging times for university leaders, and new research shows ‘smart bullies’ are making life even more difficult.
International Women’s Day is a time to take stock of what has been achieved and what remains to be done. 2020 was a massive missed opportunity to improve gender equity among university leaders.
The sameness of ‘weird’ university leaderships creates well-documented risks for the sector and adds to the challenges of ensuring higher education meets future needs.
Universities stand to benefit enormously if excellent teachers are celebrated and given the chance to share their skills, and if they have the power to really change their institutions.
In future, universities will only survive if they can produce knowledge fast and innovate. This will require transformational leadership that gets everyone involved.
Could targeted, specific leadership development help university deans become the kinds of managers South African universities need?
Half of the schools in the eight-member Ivy League now have female presidents. What about colleges and universities outside the Ivy League?
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Chancellor, University of Wisconsin Colleges and the University of Wisconsin-Extension
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Visiting Associate, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Higher Education, University of Johannesburg
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Professor and Consultant in Higher Education, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Teaching and Learning, University of Johannesburg
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Professor in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of British Columbia
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CEO/Adjunct Professor, Victoria University
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Professor and Director of Digital Health Hub, RMIT University
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Senior Director Institutional Strategy
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Lecturer in Leadership, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Graduate School Of Education, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor Learning Teaching and Quality, RMIT University
