The National Association for Women in Education: An Enduring Legacy

Abstract

Th is chronicle of the National Association for Women in Education (NAWE) from 1916 -2000 examines the contributions the association and its leaders made to the advancement of women administrators, faculty, and students during its 84-year history. Established at the turn of the 20th century when women still lacked the right to vote, the association's founding members, the deans of women, set a high standard for their profession and their students, placing advocacy for women front and center. Although NAWE came to an end at the turn of the 21st century, the association left a signifi cant legacy worthy of its original mission and intent.

Women in Higher Education: Are They Ready to Take Up Administrative Positions?—A Mixed-Methods Approach to Identify the Barriers, Perceptions, and Expectations

“…1 Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India 2 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India and discriminatory salary scales, fringe benefits, and recruitment policies (UNESCO, 2002) demotivate the career advancement goals of women. A few female administrators report uncongenial higher education environment (Gangone, 2008;Marshall et al, 2009), lesser job satisfaction due to job stress and lack of support from constituents (Mahapatra & Gupta, 2013), and limited access to opportunities and resources (Marshall et al, 2009). Legislation on gender equality, infrastructure support (Equal Employment Opportunity Offices, training programs, and courses), networking with academic women, mentoring, gender management systems (UNESCO, 2002), policies on gender equality and mainstreaming, and review of policies on recruitment and selection (Morley & Crossouard, 2015) are a few recommendations suggested to attract women into leadership positions.…”