ERIC Number: EJ1407980
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0951-5224
EISSN: EISSN-1468-2273
Gender Inequality in Academic Leadership: Bangladesh, China and Finland
Higher Education Quarterly, v78 n1 p78-92 2024
The importance of gender equality in academic leadership has been widely recognised, yet this issue has been underexplored outside the Anglo-Saxon countries. In this systematic review, we analysed 62 academic articles on women's academic leadership in Bangladesh (15), China (17) and Finland (30), published between 2000 and 2021. Our study revealed that research on gender-related academic leadership is still underdeveloped across the three countries, particularly in Bangladesh. Most studies have focussed on the barriers that hinder women from attaining academic leaders' roles. Our review results highlight the role of societal and cultural factors that contribute to the differences in the levels of gender equality in university leadership across the three countries. However, the men-dominated structure and culture in higher education pose the major obstacle for women in reaching leaders' positions in all three countries.
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Cultural Influences, Cross Cultural Studies, Leadership Role, Foreign Countries, Women Administrators, Females, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Instructional Leadership
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland; China; Bangladesh
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