Gender, Power and Management

Women are now part of senior management in higher education (HE) to varying degrees in most countries and actively contribute to the vision and strategic direction of universities. This book attempts to analyse their impact and potential impact on both organisational growth and culture

BARBARA BAGILHOLE is Professor of Equal Opportunities and Social Policy in the School of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UK. She has researched and published extensively in the area of equal opportunities and diversity across gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religious belief, age, and intersectionality. Her latest book is Understanding Equal Opportunities and Diversity: The Social Differentiations and Intersections of Inequality. She is currently part of an European Union funded research group "HELENA," exploring how to encourage women engineering students, and is the Treasurer of "ATGender," the European Women’s Studies Association.

KATE WHITE is Adjunct Research Associate at the Centre for Women’s Studies and Gender Research, Monash University, Australia. She is the coordinator and co-founder of the Women in Higher Education Management Network. She has published 12 books. Her current research interests are gender and higher education and women’s academic careers. Recent publications include articles in: Tertiary Education and Management, Equal Opportunities International, Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, South African Journal for Higher Education, International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, and International Journal of Organisational Behaviour.