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Program Origin
The idea for the Women's Institute for Leadership Development developed
from an on-campus conference session that explored the reasons for and
impact of the relatively few women in central administration at our university.
In 1999, women comprised just 18.7 percent of the deanships and 0 percent
of the vice-presidents and provosts at UC.
Program Purpose
The primary objective of the Women's Institute for Leadership Development
was to increase the number of high-level women administrators at the university.
The program was developed to provide key leadership experience coupled
with structured learning in higher education administration to a small
number of the most highly placed academic and administrative women on
our campus.
By providing a forum for women to demonstrate their leadership competence,
this program made the issue of gender equity in leadership visible and
subject to discourse at the highest levels of the institution.
The program has three facets:
- leadership workshops designed to acquaint participants
with issues of higher education in general (topics: decision making,
leadership styles, university finance and budgeting, university mission,
enrollment management, entrepreneurship, assessment, technology and
career development;
- administrative internships
designed for women to try out an administrative role without jeopardizing
their current position (their department receives funding to replace
them during the period of their internship); and
- a strong network of women that allows for dialog
and cross-fertilization of ideas among participants. In 2004, the program was offered to regional institutions forming the Higher Education Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati increasing the networks region-wide.
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