Professor Carol J Petersen | Gender Equality in Higher Education: An Elusive Goal?
Mon, 18 Apr
|Run Run Shaw Tower, Lung Fu Shan, Hong Kong
April 18, 2016 @ 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Time & Location
18 Apr 2016, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Run Run Shaw Tower, Lung Fu Shan, Hong Kong
About the Event
Professor Carole J. Petersen Professor of Law William S. Richardson School of Law
Date: April 18, 2016 (Mon) Time: 5:30 pm Venue: Room 436, 4/F Run Run Shaw Tower
Women now earn the majority of all degrees granted by universities. Yet in most jurisdictions women are underrepresented in the ranks of full professors, department chairs, deans, chancellors and presidents of universities. In addition to perpetuating vertically segregated institutions, a lack of women in leadership roles can also contribute to a culture that discounts gendered research projects and discourages vibrant programs in women’s studies. Are women “leaning out” from leadership roles or does our traditional university structure tend to perpetuate gender discrimination? What can academics and administrators do to promote equality in our institutions of higher learning?
About the speaker: Carole J. Petersen is a Professor of Law in the William S. Richardson School of Law and the Director of the Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for…