Women and Leadership in Higher Education: A Systematic Review
Journal
Social Sciences
ISSN
2076-0760
Publisher
MDPI
Date Issued
2023
Author(s)
Villarreal-García, Mónica Adriana
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
Abstract
The theoretical postulates of gender studies demonstrate that inequality, when it comes to women, is more of a sociocultural construct than the result of nature. Gender inequality is typical of higher education, where inclusion of women was a milestone and where the “female advantage” phenomenon refers to the rise of women at this level. Thus, this study aims to investigate the patterns of action that women take in academia when exercising leadership positions. It aims to understand the social behavior related to this phenomenon based on scientific research. The study followed a quantitative method, systematizing the process based on the PRISMA. 2020 guidelines to work with the bibliographic material identified in the Scopus database, and another qualitative method was used in conjunction for a resulting descriptive documentary analysis of the results obtained. This study concludes that women exercise leadership in higher education in teaching, research, and management roles with unequal participation in each of them. ©MDPI
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How to cite
Meza-Mejia, M. del C., Villarreal-García, M. A., & Ortega-Barba, C. F. (2023). Women and Leadership in Higher Education: A Systematic Review. In Social Sciences (Vol. 12, Issue 10, p. 555). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12100555