Journal Article

Women and Leadership in Higher Education: A Systematic Review

Meza-Mejia, Mónica del Carmen, Villarreal-García, Mónica Adriana, Ortega-Barba, Claudia Fabiola

2023

Overview

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.

• Publisher: MDPI AG
• Subject: Bibliometrics / Cultural organizations / Demographic aspects / Education of women / Education, Higher / Educational aspects / Educational systems / Equality / Forecasts and trends / Gender differences / Gender equity / Gender inequality / Gender studies / Higher education / Higher education of women / Labor market / Leadership / Leadership styles / Occupational segregation / Participation / Postulates / Qualitative research / Quantitative analysis / Social behavior / Social factors / Sociocultural factors / Stereotypes / Systematic review / Teaching / university leadership / Wages & salaries / Women