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Priming the pump: CAOs move to the college presidency.
Over the past 25 years, women have created programs, networks and written materials specifically for women who want to lead colleges and universities, to change the culture of higher education. Yet in 2001, only 24% of the new presidents hired were female. Why?
Dr. Diane R. Dean, executive administrator in the office of the VP for finance and administration at Teachers College, part of Columbia University NY, has researched the position of chief academic officer as a key steppingstone to the top job. She received an EdD in May 2004 from Teachers College in organization and leadership, based in part on her ongoing research on CAOs.
Dean discussed the career accelerators and barriers for female chief academic officers pursuing the presidency at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference in San Diego in April.
Making inroads
Women have made inroads at the top level. In 1975, women were only 5% of all presidents. After 25 years, the number has increased to about 20%, but the pace has plateaued in recent years to an annual increase of only 1.8%.
Dean noted that studies have focused only on current women presidents, not considering potential candidates or those who applied for but did not win a presidency, many of whom are chief academic officers.
"CAOs were selected because research clearly and continually points to the academic pipeline as the most significant source of future presidents," she said.
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