Women in Leadership: The Future of Christian Higher Education

Gender and School Leadership: Breaking the Glass Ceiling in South Africa

“…The evidence from the interviews in their study revealed that motherhood took priority over work and hampered women in balancing their work and family life. Similarly, participants in a study by Longman & Anderson (2016) opted not to pursue promotions that would require more time away from their families, favouring personal balance over higher salaries or positional authority. In this regard, Lumby & Azaola (2014:31) aver that, "the gendering of family roles is an example of different bandwidths and of a social location where the expectations of what it is to be a mother or a father are generally different and have implications for the individual that reach far beyond the family milieu.…”

“…Throughout history, leadership roles were generally held by men (Sloan, 1999;Merchant, 2012;Day, 2014;Longman & Anderson, 2016). This social attitude or 'injustice' seems to have made women reluctant to pursue administrative leadership positions (Anewu, 2010).…”

A Christian Value? Faculty Diversity at Southern Evangelical Campuses

“…In terms of the gender balance in senior leadership across the CCCU campuses, 91.5% of the senior leadership roles (i.e., VP or higher) were held by men in 1998; that number decreased to 79.8% in 2015. In contrast, approximately 60% of the undergraduate students are women (Longman & Anderson, 2016). Clearly, there is a need for more research related to the motivators, encouragers, and barriers related to women and people of color considering, aspiring to, and advancing into senior levels of leadership within Christian higher education.…”

“…Besides creating a system of accountability, diversity officers also understand public policy and implications for campus business (Wilson, 2013). Longman and Anderson (2016) reported the growth in the percentage of women from 12% in 2006 to 23% in 2015 in presidential or higher vice president positions at CCCU campuses. Among the most common titles reflected in the growth was vice president for diversity.…”

Exploring Gender Roles and Gender Equality within the Evangelical Church

“…From these findings (Balswick & Balswick, 1999;Bartkowski, 1998;Bartkowski & Read, 2003;Brasher, 1998;Bryant, 2006;Colaner & Giles;Dahlving, 2011;Ferguson, 2011;Gallagher, 2003;Gallagher, 2004;Hull, 1998;Longman, et. al., 2015;Longman & Anderson, 2016;Oates, Hall & Anderson, 2005;Wilcox, 2004) it is determined that the evangelical community's organizational structure and ideologies influence gender roles and enforce a patriarchal hierarchy model. Women represent less than 10% of the leadership within evangelical churches (Pew Research Center 2016), and their roles are traditionally limited to women's or children's ministry.…”