Exploring barriers faced by women leaders in accessing and holding leadership positions in public universities in an emerging country
This study explored barriers faced by women in accessing and holding leadership positions in public universities in Malaysia. Semi-structured interviews with 12 deans from six public universities located in Selangor, Malaysia, were conducted for empirical data collection. This study finds internal p...
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2022
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| author | Islam, Md Asadul Jantan, Amer Hamzah Hunt, Abigail Hashim, Haslinda Chong, Choo Wei |
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| description | This study explored barriers faced by women in accessing and holding leadership positions in public universities in Malaysia. Semi-structured interviews with 12 deans from six public universities located in Selangor, Malaysia, were conducted for empirical data collection. This study finds internal politics, male domination, lack of benefits (both financial and non-financial), and biases of top management personnel as the organisational barriers faced by women in accessing leadership positions. However, whilst subsequent organisational barriers are similar to the organisational barriers identified in accessing positions, the negative perception of colleagues and their lack of support, together with lack of childcare facilities, have also emerged as barriers for women who already hold leadership positions in the public universities of Malaysia. Finally, implications of the findings, limitations and suggestions for future research are discussed. |
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| spelling | upm-1013812023-09-22T23:51:56Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101381/ Exploring barriers faced by women leaders in accessing and holding leadership positions in public universities in an emerging country Islam, Md Asadul Jantan, Amer Hamzah Hunt, Abigail Hashim, Haslinda Chong, Choo Wei This study explored barriers faced by women in accessing and holding leadership positions in public universities in Malaysia. Semi-structured interviews with 12 deans from six public universities located in Selangor, Malaysia, were conducted for empirical data collection. This study finds internal politics, male domination, lack of benefits (both financial and non-financial), and biases of top management personnel as the organisational barriers faced by women in accessing leadership positions. However, whilst subsequent organisational barriers are similar to the organisational barriers identified in accessing positions, the negative perception of colleagues and their lack of support, together with lack of childcare facilities, have also emerged as barriers for women who already hold leadership positions in the public universities of Malaysia. Finally, implications of the findings, limitations and suggestions for future research are discussed. Inderscience Publishers 2022-01-19 Article PeerReviewed Islam, Md Asadul and Jantan, Amer Hamzah and Hunt, Abigail and Hashim, Haslinda and Chong, Choo Wei (2022) Exploring barriers faced by women leaders in accessing and holding leadership positions in public universities in an emerging country. International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 27 (1). 121 - 142. ISSN 1751-0252; ESSN: 1751-0260 https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=120442 10.1504/IJBIR.2022.120442 |
| spellingShingle | Islam, Md Asadul Jantan, Amer Hamzah Hunt, Abigail Hashim, Haslinda Chong, Choo Wei Exploring barriers faced by women leaders in accessing and holding leadership positions in public universities in an emerging country |
| title | Exploring barriers faced by women leaders in accessing and holding leadership positions in public universities in an emerging country |
| title_full | Exploring barriers faced by women leaders in accessing and holding leadership positions in public universities in an emerging country |
| title_fullStr | Exploring barriers faced by women leaders in accessing and holding leadership positions in public universities in an emerging country |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring barriers faced by women leaders in accessing and holding leadership positions in public universities in an emerging country |
| title_short | Exploring barriers faced by women leaders in accessing and holding leadership positions in public universities in an emerging country |
| title_sort | exploring barriers faced by women leaders in accessing and holding leadership positions in public universities in an emerging country |
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