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ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP AND GENDER - getting women to the top Kajsa Widén Head of gender equality and diversity issues Lund University. AKKA I and II, gender integrated programs at Lund University - for women. Increase the number of women leaders Empower women in the academic community
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ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP AND GENDER- getting women to the topKajsa WidénHead of gender equality and diversity issuesLund University
AKKA I and II, gender integrated programs at Lund University - for women Increase the number of women leaders Empower women in the academic community Increase self reliance and leadership abilities Make women and women´s competence visible Give a broader understanding of gender in academia Knowledge about the gendered construction of leadership
AKKA III for women and men, in addition…. The overall purpose is to educate good leaders Leaders who can lead the university into the future To get leaders aware of gender and other structures of discrimination Both men and women in their roles as leaders can contribute
Learning to lead… Knowledge about the organization Knowledge about academic leadership Knowledge about your own professional competence
A gender integrated program AKKA is a gender integrated leadership program Observe the academic organization and culture - from a gender perspective Gender theories and gender perspectives offer ways to see, analyse and explain Gender integration is a qualitative aspect of gender equality
QUESTIONS… Why are there so few women leaders in academia? How does gender operate in academia? In which ways is leadership gender marked? Do women and men have the same opportunities regarding career?
The organization Structured by gender – men at the top, women at the bottom Medieval roots and culture Meritocratic, hierarchic The glass ceiling ”a culture of no culture” Historically a male arena Male values, symbols etc. Discrimination of women
Teaching women and men… The norm is ruling and gives men advancement and support To challenge the prevailing norm To change the structure and culture in academia To be a gate opener