UNSUSTAINABLE POWER DISTRIBUTION? WOMEN LEADERS IN POLISH ACADEMIA

The results of the research on gender diversity in academia present a mixed image of women’s participation in power structures. There is a large number of studies showing that women at universities encounter the ‘glass ceiling’ in their careers much more frequently than men. The thesis is that in Po...

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Published in:Economics & sociology 2019-01, Vol.12 (3), p.162-180
Main Authors: Sułkowski, Łukasz, Bogacz-Wojtanowska, Ewa, Wrona, Sylwia, Jędrzejczyk-Kozioł, Aleksandra, Góral, Ewelina, Wojdyła, Katarzyna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
academia
Business Economy / Management
Careers
Colleges & universities
Education reform
Epistemology
Equality
Feminism
Gender
Gender equity
Gender Studies
glass ceiling
HEI
Higher Education
Hypotheses
Leadership
Literature reviews
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Participation
Patriarchy
Performance management
Power
Productivity
Quantitative analysis
Research methodology
Science
Social sciences
Society
Statistical analysis
Sustainable development
unsustainable power
Women
Working women
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Summary:The results of the research on gender diversity in academia present a mixed image of women’s participation in power structures. There is a large number of studies showing that women at universities encounter the ‘glass ceiling’ in their careers much more frequently than men. The thesis is that in Poland, the number of men and women working in academic institutions is similar, but there is a large disproportion in their numbers at the highest power positions (women being severely underrepresented). The goal of this paper is to analyse the power structures in Polish universities from the viewpoint of gender diversity. The research method is statistical analysis based on the official public data as well as official documents made available by universities. The result of the research is the illustration of the model of an unsustainable power distribution in top management structures of Polish higher education institutions (HEI).
ISSN:2071-789X
2306-3459
DOI:10.14254/2071-789X.2019/12-3/11