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Black women administrators seek support, mentors.(In Her Own Words)
As a black woman administrator, I was concerned about the few black women holding top leadership positions in South Carolina public college systems.
The 2001 National Education Statistics reported that women held 38% of the 575 full time administrative positions in South Carolina's two and four-year colleges. But only 5% of the female administrators were African American. Of the 20 two-year public colleges in South Carolina, six have women presidents but only one is African American.
For my PhD dissertation research in 2003 at Walden University MN, I contacted black female administrators in public two-year colleges in South Carolina. I surveyed 45 who had held an academic or administrative position for at least three years and wanted to move into a top leadership job. Then I interviewed some in depth.
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Most of them (74%) have earned a master's degree and 63% were employed as directors or coordinators. They wanted to become dean or VP within five years and ultimately president. Their ages ranged from 30-60.
Research findings
The black women administrators surveyed attributed their career advancement in that system to having a strong work ethic, confidence, persistence and knowledge.
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