The Access and Development of Female Academics in the University Field in Greece: University of Patras Case Study

Asimaki, Anna; Zenzefilis, Vasilis; Koustourakis, Gerasimos

doi:10.4236/jss.2016.43021

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“…These are some of the daily trouble and concerns of women workers, and even more so women bosses. Women leaders in the current study indicated that, unlike men principals, they are committed to handle multiple roles (teaching a class, leading the school and managing the house) while their male colleagues tend to have more time to relax, make less of an effort, and are less stressed than women (Asimaki, Zenzefilis & Koustourakis, 2016). Actually, women were confronted by constraints, as they seek to balance home life with office demands (Brown, 2004).…”

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Leadership, particularly, that of school principals is one of the most important concerns in the field of education. Constantly, studies have shown that women educational leaders effectively lead their schools. Yet, the stories behind how a woman leads a primary school and experiences, challenges and barriers in the principalship have not received adequate exploration in Ivorian context. The purpose of this study is to critically investigate the difficulties and obstacles faced by Ivorian women school principals from the gender equity perspective. Ten (10) women school heads took part in the study. Qualitative method was used to gather data through in-depth semi-structured interviews. The findings show that cultural and structural factors, and workhome role conflicts are the main barriers affecting women and their headship in school management. The study concludes that the women leaders have to deal with these hindrances, to surpass many other constraints and issues that occur within their schools and to keep working. For this to happen women principals needed to be creative. This would also be possible through a necessary transformation of structures along with reformed policies in increasing the recruitment of women for the school headship.

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“…Despite a growing body of literature on female academics' career development, only a handful of studies have empirically investigated career development for female academics in Australia and South Africa comparatively. Studies by various scholars such as (Hannum, Muhly, Shockler-Zalabak &White, 2015;Banker & Baker, 2017;Asimaki, Zenzefilis;Koustourakis, 2016;Engen, Bleijenbergh & Paauwe, 2011) have shown that there is a high enrolment of females in higher education institutions but the number of females in university top leadership position remains low, internationally. Marchant & Wallace (2013) show that the Australian higher education is still dominated by males even though the female numbers are slowly increasing.…”

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Career development for female academics in Australian and South African universities

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South African and Australian higher education sector is facing challenges of fewer females in leadership positions despite policies in place in both countries. The main purpose of this integrative literature was to analyze and compare journal articles related to career development for female academics in South African and Australian higher education institutions to ascertain the challenges faced by women in both countries. South Africa and Australia were chosen for this study due to the differences in cultural background and legislation. Females are still underrepresented in leadership positions both in Australia and South Africa, hence this study investigated the reasons and provided recommendations to improve female academics representation in higher education institutions. A literature review of 15 research papers and journals articles published from 2010-to 2020 was conducted. The keywords “career development for female academics” were searched in three databases namely, Google Scholar, Ebsco-host and Emerald. The results from the literature showed that female career development in Australia is moving at a faster pace than in South Africa. The results also show that in both countries glass ceiling and limited female representation in leadership positions are rife in both countries. Female-only career development programs are essential to promote female development in higher education. As this study is focusing on two different countries on different continents, both countries have a lot to learn from each other in terms of policy implementations to enhance female career development. This article provides an analysis of the trends of female career development in South Africa and Australia. Therefore, from the existing literature for a period of 10 years, a conceptual career development model was developed.

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“…The investigation of the scarcity of women faculty members in the academic field and the factors that affect this has occupied a large number of scientific papers on a European and international level (see: Almukhambetova, Torrano, & Nam, 2021;Asimaki, Katsigianni, & Koustourakis, 2008;Asimaki, Zenzefilis, & Koustourakis, 2016;Fotaki, 2013;Kele & Pietersen, 2015;Levine, Lin, Kern, Wright, & Carrese, 2011;Mair & Frew, 2018;McNae & Vali, 2015;Molla & Cuthbert, 2014;Nikunen, 2012).…”

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Women Faculty Members’ Presentation and Activation in the International Academic Field: A Review of Sociological Scientific Literature

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Koustourakis

Varsami

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The aim of this paper is to investigate and present the position of women faculty members in the international academic field, as well as the challenges they face in their professional careers, within the framework of a review of contemporary sociological scientific literature. In addition, the representation of women academics in administrative positions and positions of power in the academic field is investigated along with the potential existence of sex discrimination. The findings from related scientific studies are in agreement on the following: (a) women faculty members in the international field continue to be found lower down the academic hierarchy compared to their male counterparts. This is due to the fact that they face various challenges, the most significant of which is the lack of balance between their professional and social roles. These challenges hinder their progression and permanence in the academic field. (b) Women academics globally are under-represented and are in a minority in administrative positions within the university field. The factors that deter women faculty members from taking up or going after administrative positions are mainly linked to gender stereotypes and attitudes that predominate in the academic field regarding leadership style. And (c) gender inequality and sex discrimination continue to exist in the international university field. However, their extent is linked to the national–cultural factors of the various nations. Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0265/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

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The Access and Development of Female Academics in the University Field in Greece: University of Patras Case Study

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