Gendered Success in Higher Education Global Perspectives
This book examines higher education institutions that exemplify gendered success whether in terms of the presence of women in senior positions or attempts to change a gendered organisational culture. It reflects a global perspective, drawing on case
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Kate White • Pat O’Connor Editors
Gendered Success in Higher Education Global Perspectives
Editors Kate White Faculty of Education and Arts Federation University Australia Mt Helen, Australia
Pat O’Connor Department of Sociology University of Limerick Limerick, Ireland Geary Institute University College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
ISBN 978-1-137-56658-4 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-56659-1
ISBN 978-1-137-56659-1 (eBook)
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This book is dedicated to Barbara Bagilhole (1951–2015) who was co-founder of the Women in Higher Education Management (WHEM) Network and who made an outstanding contribution to research on gender and higher education, and was an inspirational friend and mentor.
Acknowledgments
As editors, we would like to thank the members of the Women in Higher Education Management (WHEM) Network for their commitment to the project. The range of countries involved (Australia, Austria, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, South Africa, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom) has greatly enhanced the project. We would also like to thank the interviewees in each of the case study universities who generously shared their perspectives on gendered success in higher education. We acknowledge the financial support for the WHEM Network from the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working
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