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Organisational (in)justice in academic leadership

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posted on 2024-06-17, 10:01 authored by AM Gallant
This research examines under-representation of women in academic leadership positions by investigating organisational justice practices in three Australian universities. The investigation centres on mid-career women’s experiences of organisational justice, framed by Bourdieu’s (1986) social theory and Gebser’s (1985 [1949]) cultural anthropological theory. Ninety mid-career women academics completed an online survey. Eight of these women were invited to comment on the survey results, which are reported in this article. Mid-career women academics reported that they faced autocratic leadership that maintained inequality, rather than situational leadership, which is more likely to address inequity and underrepresentation.

History

Journal

Journal of Educational Leadership, Policy and Practice

Volume

29

Article number

8

Pagination

96-107

Location

New Zealand

ISSN

1178-8690

Language

English

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2014, NZEALS

Issue

1

Publisher

New Zealand Educational Administration & Leadership Society