Study: Female Leaders in Higher Ed Face Different Expectations than Males - Higher Education: A recent study of top female college and university leaders finds that although there are lots of glimmers of optimism, female higher education administrators still face subtle barriers such as being held to different expectations than male counterparts, some lack of support, discouragement and sometimes sabotage. The findings of the study were released earlier this month following a summit of female higher education executives convened by Human Education Resource Services, a Denver-based organization that provides leadership training to women seeking to rise to top leadership positions in higher education The study, which was conducted by HERS, was the culmination of about two years of work.
