You Gotta Be Determined to Get in There: Voices of Women Higher Education Technology Leaders

Three women higher education Chief Information Officers (CIOs) provided their lived experiences and perspectives on barriers they encountered and methods used to overcome the barriers as they pursued and achieved their current positions. The conceptual framework intersects gendered organizational th...

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Published inJournal of women in educational leadership Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 59 - 80
Main Author Drury, Marilyn
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published ProActive Publications 01.04.2010
Subjects
Barriers
Coping
Educational Technology
Females
Gender Differences
Gender Discrimination
Gender Issues
Higher Education
Information Technology
Leadership
Organizational Theories
Phenomenology
Tenure
Women Administrators
Womens Studies
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Summary:Three women higher education Chief Information Officers (CIOs) provided their lived experiences and perspectives on barriers they encountered and methods used to overcome the barriers as they pursued and achieved their current positions. The conceptual framework intersects gendered organizational theory, feminist standpoint theory, and occupational jurisdiction. This research, being unique in specifically studying women CIOs in higher education, expands the knowledge base regarding women seeking or maintaining leadership positions by revealing many barriers encountered and that higher education information technology organizations contain gendered organizational elements. Actions organizations and individuals can take to foster gender friendly cultures are suggested.
ISSN:1541-6224