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Gendered leadership: An organizational perspective
Author(s) -
Eddy Pamela L.,
Cox Elizabeth M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.326
Subject(s) - presidency , perspective (graphical) , representation (politics) , portrait , field (mathematics) , sociology , public relations , leadership studies , community college , educational leadership , political science , management , leadership style , pedagogy , medical education , law , politics , medicine , art , mathematics , artificial intelligence , computer science , pure mathematics , economics , art history
This chapter provides a portrait of women's representation in the leadership ranks of community colleges and reviews data on how six women presidents talk about their lived experiences at the helm of their institutions. Findings indicate an uneven playing field for women on their way to a presidency.