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Embracing Diversity: Promoting Female Academic Leadership at UT

FFNT VISION FEMALE FACULTY NETWORK Twente aims to boost organizational performance by embracing gender diversity in academic leadership. Explore the advantages of gender balance and discover best practices for nurturing female leaders. Join us in shaping a more inclusive and successful academic environment!

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Embracing Diversity: Promoting Female Academic Leadership at UT

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  1. Gender in Academic Leadership: challenges and perspectives Dr. Liudvika Leisyte Chair FFNT

  2. VISION FEMALE FACULTY NETWORK TWENTE aims to embrace diversity and promote female academic leadership at UT

  3. WHY? Because DIVERSITY of TALENT is not only RIGHT but it is SMART thing to do for an organization to boost its performance! (Harvard University President, prof. Faust)

  4. Advantages of gender balance in leadership • Leadershipneedsto manage globalchallenges and change • Gender diversity at the top creates the competitiveedge and improves performance • Organisationalperformance  9 leadershipbehaviours (McKinsey 2008)

  5. 9 leadership behaviours that improve organizational performance ( McKinsey 2008) LeadershipbehavioursOrganisational performance dimensions “Participativedecision making” work environment & values F “Role model” leadership team F “Inspiration” direction, motivation F “Expectations and rewards” accountability F “People development” leadership team, workenv & val F “Intellectualstimulation” innovation = “Efficientcommunication” direction = “Individualisticdecision making” externalorientation M “Control and corrective action” coordination & control M Women Matter (McKinsey, 2008) www.mckinsey.com/locations/paris/home/womenmatter/pdfs/women_matter_oct2008_english.pdf

  6. Where are universities today? • New Public Management: efficiency, performance and accountability • Competition and university rankings • Budget cuts require smart HR policies • Increasingly managerial rather than collegial style of leadership

  7. Questions for today • What constitutes academic leadership? • How to ensure that universities benefit from a smart mix of leadership styles? • What best practices can be identified in facilitating gender balanced academic leadership? • How to nurture, recruit and retain female academic leaders?

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