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9. Making a Difference: National and Local Initiatives for Gender Equity in New Zealand

verfasst von : Jenny Neale

Erschienen in: Gendered Success in Higher Education

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Abstract

New Zealand (NZ) has eight universities and legislation that promotes employment equity. However, gender disparities in leadership and management positions across universities exist. Once articulated, a conscious effort has been made to address these imbalances. This chapter examines the circumstances that have led to one university retaining its top position in the Human Rights Commission censuses for the percentage of women at professorial level – at 28% compared to the NZ average of 19%. Strategies that promote diversity are canvassed to ascertain what combinations are deemed to influence the strong position of women at that university and the way in which their equal employment opportunity initiatives articulate with the national Women in Leadership development programme, established to address the identified inequalities in NZ universities.

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Titel: Making a Difference: National and Local Initiatives for Gender Equity in New Zealand
verfasst von: Jenny Neale
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Buch: Gendered Success in Higher Education
Print ISBN: 978-1-137-56658-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-137-56659-1

Copyright-Jahr: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56659-1_9