Negotiating space for women's academic leadership within the Arab Gulf States

Author First name, Last name, Institution

Linzi J. Kemp, American University of Sharjah
Christina Gitsaki, Zayed University
Wafa Zoghbor, Zayed University

Document Type

Book Chapter

Source of Publication

Gendered Success in Higher Education: Global Perspectives

Publication Date

5-16-2017

Abstract

The case study university was established for women’s education by federal decree of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the 1990s. It was selected as it has a high percentage of women leaders. That situation is unusual, particularly in the male dominated socio-cultural environment of the Middle East. Regional statistics on women in academia are analysed in this chapter, and an interpretation of interviews with female leaders at the university is presented. Three themes of best practices were identified: women leading change within the specific academic context of the case study university (CSU); recruitment, retention, and promotion policies that support women’s leadership; and the mitigation of influences from the socio-cultural environment. These best practices in the CSU enabled the negotiation of space for women’s academic leadership.

DOI Link

10.1057/978-1-137-56659-1_7

ISBN

9781137566591

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan UK

First Page

133

Last Page

153

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Scopus ID

85032635555

Recommended Citation

Kemp, Linzi J.; Gitsaki, Christina; and Zoghbor, Wafa, "Negotiating space for women's academic leadership within the Arab Gulf States" (2017). All Works. 2480.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/2480

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no