T HE DCU W OMEN IN L EADERSHIP I NITIATIVE Tuesday, 3 rd November - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
T HE DCU W OMEN IN L EADERSHIP I NITIATIVE Tuesday, 3 rd November 2015 Launch of DCU Women in Leadership 1. Prof Brian MacCraith, President of DCU 2. Aurora Leadership Development Programme - the DCU experience - Dr Anne Sinnott, Dean of DCU
experience - Dr Anne Sinnott, Dean of DCU Business School
Education Leadership - Dr Janine Bosak, DCU Business School
White Water Group
Burns, Director of HR
President, DCU Nov 3, 2015
Grade % Male % Female
Professor 83% 17% 5:1
76% 24% 3:1
67% 33% 2:1 Lecturer 50% 50% 1:1
* http://www.owen.org/pledge Owen Barder, Director, Centre for Global Dev.
Dr Anne Sinnott, Dean DCU Business School
3rd November 2015
The Aurora Programme was established in 2013 by the Leadership Foundation* The ambitious and explicit long term aim of Aurora is to increase significantly the number of women reaching senior leadership positions within Higher Education Institutions
* Morley, L. (2013), Women and Higher Education Leadership: Absences and Aspirations www.ifhe.ac.uk/en/research- resources/publications/index.cfm/Morley
The objective of this programme is
identify themselves as leaders and seek appropriate opportunities to develop capabilities, skills and networks to support them in their developing careers
the duration of the programme
I would like to say how grateful I am for being sponsored to attend this
enormously on so many levels and have every intention of using every word I heard to pursue my career
programme - 12 months
and facilitated discussions among participants
‘I found the networking
so many other ambitious women very useful and having these connections for a long time to come’ Overall the speakers were all excellent and inspiring and engaging role models made a big difference to group discussions.’ I think the programme is valuable and plays a role in making you stop and think about what you should be doing and encourages you to be more strategic in your approach to your career.’
The programme consists of:
starting point for development
Dr Janine Bosak, DCU Business School
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% UCD UCC NUIG NUIM TCD UL DCU Women Men
Source: Higher Education Authority 2013
Source: Higher Education Authority 2013
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Lecturer Senior Lecturer Associate Professor Full Professor Men Women
Logue, 2006; Osborn, 2010
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Set of expectations of the typical characteristics and behaviors of men and women
Common Stereotype of Men Common Stereotype of Women Decisive, Competitive, Willing to take risks, Dominant affectionate, gentle, sympathetic, whiny, etc. AGENCY COMMUNION
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Common Stereotype of Men Common Stereotype of Women Decisive, Competitive, Willing to take risks, Dominant , etc. affectionate, gentle, sympathetic, whiny, etc. AGENCY COMMUNION
Successful Manager Correlation of Traits ascribed to Managers with Traits ascribed to Men and Women (Schein, 2001)
As is our confidence, so is
William Hazlitt
self-efficacy beliefs (Betz &
Hackett, 1981; Bosak & Sczesny, 2008)
accept personal responsibility for failure and less for success (Deaux
& Farris, 1977)
and De Nicholas, 1989)
& Karau, 2002):
(Moss-Racusin et al., 2012)
(e.g., Madera et al. 2009; Schmader et al., 2007; Trix & Spenka, 2003)
2001; Wenneras & Wold, 1997)
2001)
VS. Cuddy et al., 2004; Drago et al. 2005: Okimoto & Heilman, 2012; Williams, 2005, 2010
Marie Curie, two-time Nobel Prize winner and mother of a daughter, Irène Joliot-Curie, who also won the Nobel Prize
(Jacobs & Winslow, 2004)
Adopt ‘good’ HR practice Support parents and carers Tackle indirect discrimination Target positive action for women Promote an enabling leadership style
Adapted from Doherty and Manfredi, 2010
Ms Marian Burns, Director of Human Resources
processes will be trained in unconscious bias.
3.30pm.
DCU Women in leadership - Current Initiatives
DCU Women in Leadership - New Initiatives
Group