GENDERED CAREER PRODUCTIVITY AND SUCCESS IN ACADEMIA IN INDONESIA’S ISLAMIC HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

Career advancement in Indonesian academia is nationally regulated. It, theoretically, provides equal opportunities for men and women to be productive and successful. The purpose of this study is to analyze gender effects on academic career productivity and success. Sevenhundred and fifty questionnaires were distributed randomly to eight Islamic Higher Education Institutions in seven provinces, from which 220 (Men = 57.7%, and Women = 42.3%) respondents returned the questionnaires with an analyzable quality. Descriptive and multivariate analyses are employed for analyzing and presenting the results. The paper argues that women in Islamic Higher Education Institutions are less productive in terms of publications, hold lower academic rank and leadership positions, and earn significantly less than men. It further argues that Islamic Higher Education Institutions should provide specific empowerment for women by, for example, providing support for their continuing education, professional development, and career opportunities.

Indonesian Women in Public Service Leadership: A Rapid Review

“…Barriers and facilitators of career advancement and interventions to support women's advancement to the civil service upper echelons were the primary foci. Two studies critiqued the success of Indonesia's merit based promotion system (Krissetyanti et al 2017;Kholis 2012aKholis , 2012bKholis , 2014Kholis , 2017Krissetyanti 2018aKrissetyanti , 2018b, both finding that merit based appointments were uncommon. One study mentioned policies on child supportive and flexible work arrangements for women (Azmi et al 2012) as a mechanism to assist women to remain in the public service workforce, most often utilized by women in lower public service positions.…”

“…Generated from one research study Kholis (2014), PhD thesis Kholis (2012a), academic peer reviewed journal paper Kholis (2012b), academic peer reviewed journal paper Kholis (2017), academic peer reviewed full conference paper…”

“…Nine research studies, represented across 14 articles, were included in this review. Studies were categorized into three types: research on women in Indonesia's civil service (Azmi et al 2012;Krissetyanti 2018aKrissetyanti , 2018bKrissetyanti et al 2017); research on women in public universities (quasi-public service in the Indonesian context) (Dzuhayatin and Edwards 2010;Kholis 2012aKholis , 2012bKholis , 2014Kholis , 2017Murniati 2012;Toyibah 2018); and other relevant studies on women's career advancement in to senior leadership in Indonesia (Nurak et al 2018;Shasrini and Wulandari 2017;Simorangkir 2009).…”

“…While not generalizable, these studies provided rich insights into the way that career advancement barriers and facilitators are conceptualized by the researchers, as well as the participants interviewed. Three studies used either mixed-method (Nurak et al 2018;Toyibah 2018) or multi-method (Kholis 2012a(Kholis , 2012b(Kholis , 2014(Kholis , 2017 research designs. One study was an opinion based narrative overview utilizing purposively selected literature (Dzuhayatin and Edwards 2010).…”

“…One study was an opinion based narrative overview utilizing purposively selected literature (Dzuhayatin and Edwards 2010). While all the studies had a focus on women's opportunities for career advancement, there were five studies with specific focus on women upper echelon, academic leadership or executive positions (Krissetyanti 2018a(Krissetyanti , 2018bKrissetyanti et al 2017;Kholis 2012aKholis , 2012bKholis , 2014Kholis , 2017Shasrini and Wulandari 2017;Murniati 2012;Dzuhayatin and Edwards 2010).…”