Entries in the Leadership & Mentoring section are listed in reverse chronological order, with the most recent article first. Articles are of global interest but collected with an Asian focus.
Women in Leadership Roles
“International Women’s Day: top universities led by women.” Times Higher Education. March 3, 2022.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/top-10-universities-led-women
Bothwell, Ellie. “Record number of world’s top universities led by women.” Times Higher Education. March 3, 2022.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/record-number-worlds-top-universities-led-women
Rapaport, Lisa. “Study: Automatic ‘Opt-Ins’ May Boost Women’s Leadership.” WebMD. October 18, 2021.
https://www.webmd.com/women/news/20211018/opt-in-boosts-womens-leadership
Plata, Thalia. “Female leaders in higher education have created more inclusive and open institutions – here are 3 key figures.” The Conversation. September 22, 2021.
Bartlett, Sharon Meilahn. “When Your Title Doesn't Match Your Responsibilities or Achievements.” Inside Higher Ed. March 15, 2021.
Fischer, Karin. “Women’s edition.” latitude(s). March 15, 2021.
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/latitudes/issues/women-s-edition-443024
Bothwell, Ellie. “One-fifth of the world’s top universities led by women.” Times Higher Education. March 5, 2021.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/one-fifth-worlds-top-universities-led-women
Ross, John. “‘Glass cliff’ pioneer aims to keep female scholars from precipice.” Times Higher Education. February 24, 2021.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/glass-cliff-pioneer-aims-keep-female-scholars-precipice
Anderson, Greta. “Strength in Numbers.” Inside Higher Ed. November 12, 2020.
Kramer, Vicki W. “Boardroom Diversity Can Help Nonprofits Respond to COVID-19.” Wellesley Centers for Women. April 8, 2020.
Krewel, Mona and Karim, Sabrina. “Is there a ‘feminine’ response to terrorism?” The Conversation. April 29, 2019.
https://theconversation.com/is-there-a-feminine-response-to-terrorism-115873
O’Malley, Brendan. “Students with a passion for realising gender empowerment.” University World News. March 23, 2019. https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20190323055231974
Flaherty, Colleen. “The Impact of Female Chairs.” Inside Higher Ed. November 14, 2018.
“Powerful Women Talk about Power (and Powerlessness).” The Cut. October 15, 2018.
https://www.thecut.com/2018/10/women-and-power-introduction.html
Pao, Ellen. “This is How Sexism Works in Silicon Valley.” The Cut. August 20, 2017.
McNeill, Leila. “This Feminist Psychologist-Turned-Rock-Star Led a Full Life of Resistance.” Smithsonian. April 7, 2017. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/feminist-psychologist-turned-rock-star-led-multifaceted-life-resistance-180962814/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20170407-daily-responsive&spMailingID=28572345&spUserID=MjE1NjI4OTAwODk4S0&spJobID=1021144806&spReportId=MTAyMTE0NDgwNgS2
Wolchover, Natalie. “19 Women Leading Math and Physics.” Portside. March 8, 2017.
http://portside.org/2017-03-13/19-women-leading-math-and-physics
Blackhurst, Anne, Joyce Ester, Connie gore, and Barbara McDonald. “The Benefits of Gender Balance in a System’s Presidential Offices.” The Chronicle of Higher Education. January 1, 2017.
“Episode 48: Men 44, Women: 0. from Hidden Brain in Podcasts.” NPR. October 17, 2016.
https://itunes.apple.com/hk/podcast/hidden-brain/id1028908750?l=en&mt=2&i=1000376799459
“In the Eye of the Beholder: Avoiding the Merit Trap.” Chief Executive Women and Male Champions of Change. August, 2016.
http://cew.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/MCC-CEW-Merit-Paper-FINAL.pdf
Kelly, Éanna. “Commission to Offer Gender Equality Advice for Universities.” Science/Business. June 23, 2016. http://www.sciencebusiness.net/news/79831/Commission-to-offer-gender-equality-advice-for-universities
Sandberg, Sheryl and Adam Grant. “Sheryl Sandberg on the Myth of the Catty Woman.” The New York Times. June 23, 2016. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/23/opinion/sunday/sheryl-sandberg-on-the-myth-of-the-catty-woman.html?emc=edit_tnt_20160623&nlid=55284275&tntemail0=y&_r=2
Tolentino, Jia. “How ‘Empowerment’ Became Something for Women to Buy.” The New York Times. April 12, 2016. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/17/magazine/how-empowerment-became-something-for-women-to-buy.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
Ponce, Gionni. “Paying It Forward Pays Off Big for Atlanta’s Female Entrepreneurs.” Takepart. February 23, 2016 http://www.takepart.com/article/2016/02/23/atlanta-offers-free-workspace-and-technology-female-entrepreneurs
Deruy, Emily. “Training Future ‘Lady Bosses’.” The Atlantic. February 12, 2016.
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/02/training-future-lady-bosses/462687/
Gordon, Sarah. “Stop Skirting Around the Lack of Senior Women in Business.” Financial Times. January 12, 2016. https://www.ft.com/content/067d8b58-b623-11e5-8358-9a82b43f6b2f
Young, Greg. “Women, Naturally Better Leaders for the 21st Century.” Routledge White Paper. 2016.
https://www.routledge.com/posts/10263?utm_source=Routledge&utm_medium=cms&utm_campaign=160801457
Sussmuth-Dyckerhoff, Claudia, Jin Wang and Josephine Chen. “Women Matter: Making the Breakthrough.” McKinsey & Company. March 2012. http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/women-matter
Mentoring
Ball, Karly. “Professors, Stop Telling Your Students Not to Get Ph.D.s.” Inside Higher Ed. April 19, 2022.
Spindel Bassett, Becca. “To Reduce Inequality on College Campuses, Invest in Relationships.” Inside Higher Ed. November 1, 2021.
Flaherty, Colleen. “The 30% Female Author Experiment.” Inside Higher Ed. September 17, 2021.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/09/17/30-female-author-experiment-political-science-syllabi
Grove, Jack. “Postdocs ‘fear reprisals for calling out workplace abuse’.” Times Higher Education. July 5, 2021.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/postdocs-fear-reprisals-calling-out-workplace-abuse
Buscemi, Joanna. “It’s time to put an end to mentee abuse in academia.” Times Higher Education. July 2, 2021.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/its-time-put-end-mentee-abuse-academia
Nilipour, Leila. “Women in Science Propose Changes to Discriminatory Measures of Scientific Success.” Smithsonian Magazine. June 24, 2021.
Dennis, Simone, and Alison Behie. “Why mentoring for women risks propping up patriarchal structures instead of changing them.” The Conversation. May 24, 2021.
Devlin, Marcia. “Female leaders, throw those ‘boys’ undermining you a curveball.” Times Higher Education. May 14, 2021.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/female-leaders-throw-those-boys-undermining-you-curveball
Ross, John. “Marcia Devlin: beating sexism with attitude.” Times Higher Education. May 13, 2021.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/marcia-devlin-beating-sexism-attitude
Misra, Joya, Ember Skye Kanelee and Ethel L. Mickey. “Institutional Approaches to Mentoring Faculty Colleagues.” Inside Higher Ed. March 18, 2021.
Flaherty, Colleen. “A Death, a Suspension.” Inside Higher Ed. March 3, 2021.
Aguilar, Robin. “Breaking the binary by coming out as a trans scientist.” Nature. February 25, 2021.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00521-1
Flaherty, Colleen. “Retracting a Bad Take on Female Mentorship.” Inside Higher Ed. December 22, 2020.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/12/22/retracting-bad-take-female-mentorship
Flaherty, Colleen. “‘You Must Retract This Paper’.” Inside Higher Ed. November 23, 2020.
Cooper, Davina. “Men should not become the explicit standard in reference-writing.” Times Higher Education. October 20, 2020.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/men-should-not-become-explicit-standard-reference-writing
Perry, Kate, and Tobias T. Gibson. “Not All Mentors.” Inside Higher Ed. July 31, 2020.
McKie, Anna. “Careers intelligence: distance mentoring early career researchers.” Times Higher Education. May 27, 2020.
Grove Jack. “Career advice: who should lead on mentoring for female academics?” Times Higher Education. December 13, 2018. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/career-advice-who-should-lead-mentoring-female-academics
Flaherty, Colleen. “A Natural Attraction?” Inside Higher Ed. April 26, 2018.
Hawkins, Harriet. “On Mentoring - Reflections on Academic Caring as a Feminist Practice.” Gender and Feminist Geographies Research Group. February 12, 2018.
Granger, Sarah. “Want to Be an Ally to Women at Work? Here Are Five Things Men in Tech Have Been Doing.” Slate. January 8, 2018. http://www.slate.com/blogs/better_life_lab/2018/01/08/want_to_be_an_ally_to_women_at_work_five_things_men_in_tech_have_been_doing.html
Rockquemore, Kerry Ann. “Voluntary vs. Paid Mentoring”. Inside Higher Ed. March 30, 2016. https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2016/03/30/should-you-choose-voluntary-or-paid-mentor-essay
Rockquemore, Kerry Ann. “Mentoring Underrepresented Senior Faculty”. Inside Higher Ed. March 2, 2016. https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2016/03/02/advice-mentoring-underrepresented-senior-faculty-members-essay
Higher Education Leadership
American Council on Education. “Join the Commitment to Moving the Needle: Advancing Women in Higher Education Leadership.” (undated) http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Moving-the-Needle-Advancing-Women-Leaders-in-Higher-Education.aspx
“Transformative Leadership.” University World News. (undated)
https://www.universityworldnews.com/page.php?page=Trans_Lead
Grandis, Jennifer R. “Fishing, strip clubs and golf: How male-focused networking in medicine blocks female colleagues from top jobs.” The Conversation. April 8, 2022.
“International Women’s Day: top universities led by women.” Times Higher Education. March 3, 2022.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/top-10-universities-led-women
Bothwell, Ellie. “Record number of world’s top universities led by women.” Times Higher Education. March 3, 2022.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/record-number-worlds-top-universities-led-women
Edwards Lange, Sheila. “How Presidents Can Best Promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.” Inside Higher Ed. March 3, 2022.
https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2022/03/03/presidents-role-promoting-dei-campus-opinion
Whitford, Emma. “Women Earn More Under Female Presidents, Study Shows.” Inside Higher Ed. January 26, 2022.
Churchill, Mary. “How Diverse Is Your Board?” Inside Higher Ed. January 6, 2022.
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/university-venus/how-diverse-your-board
Alcade, M. Cristina. “Colleges Must Redefine Leadership.” Inside Higher Ed. December 17, 2021.
Hood, Carra. “The Challenges Facing LGBTQ+ Senior Administrators.” Inside Higher Ed. December 3, 2021.
Plata, Thalia. “Female leaders in higher education have created more inclusive and open institutions – here are 3 key figures.” The Conversation. September 22, 2021.
DeLaquil, Tessa. “Long way to go for parity for women in HE leadership” University World News. July 24, 2021.
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20210719134249610
Senese, Dick. “Paying It Forward.” Inside Higher Ed. June 29, 2021.
Lau, Joyce. “Asia Summit: ‘penalty systems’ and ‘male allies’ address gender gap.” Times Higher Education. June 4, 2021.
Ho, Melanie. “Rhetoric vs. Reality.” Inside Higher Ed. May 20, 2021.
Devlin, Marcia. “Female leaders, throw those ‘boys’ undermining you a curveball.” Times Higher Education. May 14, 2021.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/female-leaders-throw-those-boys-undermining-you-curveball
Bartlett, Sharon Meilahn. “When Your Title Doesn't Match Your Responsibilities or Achievements.” Inside Higher Ed. March 15, 2021.
Fischer, Karin. “Women’s edition.” latitude(s). March 15, 2021.
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/latitudes/issues/women-s-edition-443024
Bothwell, Ellie. “One-fifth of the world’s top universities led by women.” Times Higher Education. March 5, 2021.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/one-fifth-worlds-top-universities-led-women
Ross, John. “‘Glass cliff’ pioneer aims to keep female scholars from precipice.” Times Higher Education. February 24, 2021.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/glass-cliff-pioneer-aims-keep-female-scholars-precipice
Anderson, Greta. “Strength in Numbers.” Inside Higher Ed. November 12, 2020.
Lyu, Marcel. “Letters: China is not the real problem with Hong Kong university’s latest appointments.” South China Morning Post. November 8, 2020.
Sharma, Yojana. “Steering universities through crisis, upheaval and protest.” University World News. September 5, 2020.
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20200904122429941
Jeffery, Sally. “How Covid-19 is improving university governance.” Times Higher Education. September 2020.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/hub/pwc/p/how-covid-19-improving-university-governance
Houart, Corinne. “Leadership qualities do not have a gender.” Times Higher Education. August 20, 2020.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/leadership-qualities-do-not-have-gender
Lau, Joyce. “South Korea sets 25 per cent target for female professors.” Times Higher Education. August 13, 2020.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/south-korea-sets-25-cent-target-female-professors
Tuminez, Astrid S. “Women, Leadership and Treasure Troves.” Inside Higher Ed. August 7, 2020.
Alcalde, M. Cristina, and Mangala Subramaniam. “Women in Leadership: Challenges and Recommendations.” Inside Higher Ed. July 17, 2020.
Lau, Joyce. “Can women break through Asian universities’ ‘net ceiling’?” Times Higher Education. July 9, 2020.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/can-women-break-through-asian-universities-net-ceiling
Whitford, Emma. “College Presidents' Cabinets Still Far From Gender Parity.” Inside Higher Ed. April 15, 2020.
Bothwell, Ellie. “Female leadership in top universities advances for first time since 2017.” Times Higher Education. March 6, 2020.
Whitaker, Manya. “How Do I Map a Path to ‘Full’ Professor?” The Chronicle of Higher Education. February 19, 2020.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/How-Do-I-Map-a-Path-to/248065
Justice, George and Carolyn Dever. “Beyond the Dark Side.” Inside Higher Ed. May 16, 2019. https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2019/05/16/practical-advice-faculty-members-considering-joining-administration-opinion?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=b5c160ad12-DNU_2019_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-b5c160ad12-227965869&mc_cid=b5c160ad12&mc_eid=e82702f68c
Aiston, Sarah Jane. “Behind the silence and silencing of academic women.” University World News. March 15, 2019. https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20190314071633193
Roberts, Priscilla. “The University of Hong Kong's Endangered Species: Countdown for Women Who Count.” ResearchGate. Updated February 22, 2019.
Madagali, Jwharh, John Taylor, and Lisa Anderson. “Women Leaders: Perspective From the Gulf States.” Inside Higher Ed. February 20, 2019. https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/world-view/women-leaders-perspective-gulf-states?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=3904afdf65-DNU_2019_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-3904afdf65-227965869&mc_cid=3904afdf65&mc_eid=e82702f68c
“First Female Chancellor of Women's University in Africa.” University World News. November 23, 2018.
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20181123121811933
Kim, Joshua. “10 Reasons Not to Pursue That Big Job.” Inside Higher Ed. November 4, 2018.
Forestier, Katherine. “When Will Hong Kong Get Its First Woman University Vice-Chancellor?” South China Morning Post. September 27, 2018. https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2165677/when-will-hong-kong-get-its-first-woman-university
Handforth, Rachel. “Considering the ‘Leaky Pipeline’ - Are We Missing the Point on Leadership Diversity?” Wonkhe. April 30, 2018. https://wonkhe.com/blogs/considering-the-leaky-pipeline-are-we-missing-the-point-on-leadership-diversity/
Jaschik, Scott. “An Academic Life.” Inside Higher Ed. March 20, 2018.
“Becoming an Authority Figure: Quick Tips.” National Center for Professional and Research Ethics, University of Illinois. March 2018.
https://ccau.csl.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Becoming-an-Authority-Quick-Tips-US.pdf
“Understanding and Managing Teams: Quick Tips.” National Center for Professional and Research Ethics, University of Illinois. March 2018.
“Unit Profile Diagnostic Tool.” National Center for Professional and Research Ethics, University of Illinois. January 2018.
Fazackerley, Anna. “2VCs on ... are Women Academics Blocked from the Top?” The Guardian. December 21, 2017.
White, Judith S. “Will You Read My Cover Letter?” Inside Higher Ed. November 16, 2017.
Johnson, Heather L. “Pipelines, Pathways, and Institutional Leadership: An Update on the Status of Women in Higher Education.” American Council on Education. October 23, 2017.
Phipps, Alison. “Juggling the Balls, Having It All? Tips From a Mother and Part-Time Professor.” Gender, Bodies, Politics. September 9, 2017.
https://genderate.wordpress.com/2017/09/09/juggling-the-balls/
Tickle, Louise. “Why Universities Can’t See Women as Leaders.” The Guardian. March 8, 2017.
Stephenson, Elise, Kaye Broadbent and Glenda Strachan. “Climbing the ‘Staircase’: Do EEO Policies Contribute to Women Achieving Senior Leadership Positions in Universities in Australia and Hong Kong?” Griffith Journal of Law & Human Dignity 5.1 (2017): 122-152. https://griffithlawjournal.org/index.php/gjlhd/article/view/899
Chiose, Simona. “More Female Leaders Needed at Canadian Universities, Presidents Say.” The Globe and Mail. April 28, 2016. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/more-female-leaders-needed-at-canadian-universities-presidents-say/article29795727/
Schmidt, Peter. “Rosemary Feal to Step Down as Executive Director of Modern Language Association.” The Chronicle of Higher Education. February 24, 2016.
http://chronicle.com/article/Rosemary-Feal-to-Step-Down-as/235467
Burton, Tara I. “Why Are American Colleges Obsessed With 'Leadership'?” The Atlantic. January 22, 2014. http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/01/why-are-american-colleges-obsessed-with-leadership/283253/?utm_source=SFFB
Bostock, Jo. “The Meaning of Success: Insights from Women at Cambridge.” Cambridge University Press. 2014.
http://www.cam.ac.uk/women-at-cambridge/profiles
Forestier, Katherine. “Hong Kong Universities Lack Female Leadership, Says Pro-Vice Chancellor of Chinese University.” South China Morning Post. May 20, 2013.
Corrice, April. “Unconscious Bias in Faculty and Leadership Recruitment: A Literature Review.” Association of American Medical Colleges. August 2009. https://www.aamc.org/system/files/reports/1/aibvol9no2.pdf