Leadership and strategic choices: Female professors in Australia and Turkey

Özkanl Ö., White K.

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, cilt.30, sa.1, ss.53-63, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/13600800701745051
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.53-63
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Gender, Higher education, Leadership, Management, Role conflict, Strategic choices
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study explores leadership styles and gender in higher education (HE) by examining representation of female professors in Australian and Turkish universities and identifying barriers to achieving seniority. The paper explores factors, including leadership styles, which explain the higher representation of female professors in Turkey, despite legislative frameworks and strategies in Australia to improve representation of senior women. It then explores barriers to women's career advancement, including the difficult management culture, low morale, informal processes in appointment and promotion, and lack of training for management roles in Australia, and conflict between career and family roles in Turkey. Finally, the paper identifies the impact of strategic choices on leadership styles and women's career advancement. This research questions the impact of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action frameworks on women's representation as professors.