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All Are Equal, but Some Are More Equal than Others: Managerialism and Gender Equality in Higher Education in Comparative Perspective
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Teelken, Christine; Deem, Rosemary – Comparative Education, 2013
The main purpose of this paper is to investigate what impact new regimes of management and governance, including new managerialism, have had on perceptions of gender equality at universities in three Western European countries. While in accordance with national laws and EU directives, contemporary current management approaches in universities…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Females, Sex Fairness, Gender Differences
Managing a Meritocracy or an Equitable Organisation? Senior Managers' and Employees' Views about Equal Opportunities Policies in UK Universities
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Deem, Rosemary – Journal of Education Policy, 2007
This article examines the views of staff employed in UK higher education institutions (HEIs) about how those institutions are dealing with the impact of recent UK equality legislation and related European employment directives. Assumptions underlying current approaches to equality in UK HEIs are examined, particularly the notion of meritocracy,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Foreign Countries, Student Experience
Diversity in the Academy? Staff Perceptions of Equality Policies in Six Contemporary Higher Education Institutions
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Deem, Rosemary; Morley, Louise – Policy Futures in Education, 2006
The article is based on recent research involving qualitative case studies of staff experiences of equality policies in six English, Scottish and Welsh higher education institutions (HEIs). Recent changes to UK legislation (e.g. on "race" and disability) and a series of European Union employment directives (including on religion and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Employee Attitudes, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)