Gender, power and management: a cross-cultural analysis of higher education

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 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 academiccareers. INDICE: Building a Feminist Research Network; 'B.Bagilhole' & 'K.White' - Legislative Frameworks for EO; 'K.White - 'Higher Education and Gender Equity;'A.Göransson - 'Research Design; 'J.Neale' & Ö.Özkanli - Senior Management inHigher Education; 'T.Carvalho' & 'M.de Lurdes Machado' - Paths to Success in Senior Management; 'S.Riordan - 'Doing Senior Management; 'J.Neale' - Where doWomen Fit in University Senior Management? An Analytical Typology of Cross National Organisational Cultures; 'P.O'Connor' - Towards Interventions for Senior Women in Higher Education; 'B.Bagilhole' & 'K.White' -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-23225-9
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 232
• Fecha Publicación: 03/05/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés