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Gender, Power and Management

A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Higher Education

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Barbara Bagilhole

    1. School of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UK

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  2. Kate White

    1. Centre for Women’s Studies and Gender Research, Monash University, Australia

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction: Building a Feminist Research Network

    • Barbara Bagilhole, Kate White
    Pages 1-19

  3. Legislative Frameworks for Equal Opportunities

    • Kate White
    Pages 20-49

  4. Gender Equality and the Shift from Collegiality to Managerialism

    • Anita Göransson
    Pages 50-77

  5. Research Design

    • Jenny Neale, Özlem Özkanli
    Pages 78-89

  6. Senior Management in Higher Education

    • Teresa Carvalho, Maria de Lourdes Machado
    Pages 90-109

  7. Paths to Success in Senior Management

    • Sarah Riordan
    Pages 110-139

  8. Doing Senior Management

    • Jenny Neale
    Pages 140-167

  9. Where Do Women Fit in University Senior Management? An Analytical Typology of Cross-National Organisational Cultures

    • Pat O’Connor
    Pages 168-191

  10. Towards Interventions for Senior Women in Higher Education

    • Barbara Bagilhole, Kate White
    Pages 192-205

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 206-215
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About this book

Women are now part of senior management in higher education (HE) to varying degrees in most countries and actively contribute to the vision and strategic direction of universities. This book attempts to analyse their impact and potential impact on both organisational growth and culture

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UK

    Barbara Bagilhole

  • Centre for Women’s Studies and Gender Research, Monash University, Australia

    Kate White

About the editors

BARBARA BAGILHOLE, Professor of Equal Opportunities and Social Policy, School of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UK, has researched and published extensively in the area of equal opportunities and diversity across gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religious belief, age, and intersectionality. Her latest book is Understanding Equal Opportunities and Diversity.

KATE WHITE is Adjunct Research Associate, Centre for Women's Studies and Gender Research, Monash University, Australia, and Coordinator of the eight-country Women in Higher Education Management Network. She has published 12 books. Her current research interests are gender and higher education and women's academic careers.

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