Dr. Donna Burns Phillips, Director Office of Women in Higher Education November 13-14, 2009 Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences Annual Meeting
Dec 30, 2015
Dr. Donna Burns Phillips, Director
Office of Women in Higher EducationNovember 13-14, 2009
Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences Annual Meeting
Source: Pathways to the Presidency, 2008, On the Pathway to the Presidency, p. 4.
CAOs, Presidents, and Faculty, by Gender
52%
40%23%
48%
60%77%
CAOs Presidents Faculty
Women
Men
Source: American Council on Education, The CAO Census, 2009.
CAOs, Faculty, and Presidents, by Race/Ethnicity
85% 85% 86%
6% 5% 6%4% 3% 5%2%6%
1%2% 2%0.4%
CAOs Faculty Presidents
White
African American
Hispanic
Asian American
Other/NativeAmerican
Source: American Council on Education, The CAO Census, 2009.
CAOs and Presidents, by Age
19%
47%
34%
49%43%
8%
31–50 51–60 61 or older
CAOs
Presidents
Percentage Distribution of CAOs, by Prior Position
Dean of an academic
college, 28%
Other executive in academic affairs, 22%
Outside higher education, 3% Campus official
outside academic affairs
12%
Professor, 10%
Department chair/head, 11%
Chief academic officer or
provost of a campus, 13%
Campus CEO, 2%
CAOs, by Gender and Institution Type
32%38% 37%
50%
33%
68%62% 63%
50%
67%
Doctorate-granting
Master's Baccalaureate Associates Special focus
Women
Men
Institution of Previous Position, By Gender
4% 4%
44% 42%
52% 53%
Men Women
Same institutionas current job
Differentinstitution fromcurrent jobDid not work at acollege oruniversity
CAO Family Responsibilities, by Gender
69% 69%
15%
91% 88%
26%
Married Have children Have childrenunder 18
Women CAOs
Men CAOs
Top Fields of Study, by Institutional Type
Doctorate-granting
Master Bac Associate Special Focus
Social sciences (29.2%)
Social sciences (27.2%)
Humanities (27.1%)
Education (55.3%)
Religion/ theology (29.0%)
Physical/ natural sciences (13.7%)
Humanities (23.3%)
Social sciences (24.3%)
Humanities (12.5%)
Education (23.5%)
Humanities (13.1%)
Education (16.6%)
Education (23.3%)
Social sciences (10.5%)
Humanities (11.8%)
Source: American Council on Education, 2007, The American College President, p. 9.
Fields of Study, by Gender
25
20 18 18
8 74
40
18 17
10
3
85
Education SocialSciences
Humanities STEM Religion Other Business
Men
Women
Top Fields of Study, by Race/Ethnicity
White African American
Asian American
Hispanic
Education or higher education
(30.6%)
Education or higher education
(43.6%)
Engineering (17.1%)
Education or higher education
(38.6%)
Humanities/fine arts (19.5%)
Social sciences (18.8%)
Business (14.6%)
Social sciences (12.9%)
Social sciences (19.3%)
Physical/natural sciences (7.9%)
Social sciences (14.6%)
Humanities/fine arts (11.4%)
Time Spent on Select External Activities
75%
35%
58%
72%
19%
25%
65%
42%
28%
81%
Alumni relations
Community relationsand outreach
Corporate relationsand economicdevelopment
Fund raising
Withcolleges/universities
Little or notime
Moderateorsignificanttime
CAO Participation in Formal Leadership Programs, by Gender
and Race/Ethnicity
37%24% 28%
51%
15%30%
63%76% 72%
49%
85%70%
Women Men White AfricanAmerican
AsianAmerican
Hispanic
No
Yes
CAOs’ Presidential Preparation, by Minority Status
3%
76%
75%
48%
64%
2%
49%
62%
12%
62%
66%
47%
51%
3%
37%
42%
None
Discussed with family
Sought diverse professional responsibilities
Participated in leadership program
Spoke with a mentor(s)
Hired an executive coach
Spoke with search consultants
Sought duties not in my portfolio
Minority
White
CAOs’ Presidential Aspirations, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
47% 44% 47%
25% 33% 36%
28%23% 24%
27%
33% 30%
25% 33% 28%48%
35% 34%
Women Men White AfricanAmerican
AsianAmerican
Hispanic
Intend toseek apresidency
Undecided
Do notintend toseek apresidency
Select Reasons for Not Aspiring to a Presidency, by Minority Status
16%
68%
25%
3%
27%
20%
33%
12%
53%
24%
13%
26%
29%
24%
Do not feel prepared to succeed in position
Nature of work is unappealing
Don't want to live "in a fishbowl"
Not comfortable with the search process
Time demands of the position
Want to return to academic work and/orclassroom
Ready to retire
Minority
White
Next Career Steps, As Reported by Successors
Other10%
Moved to a presidency
20%Moved to a
different CAO position
12%
Took another administrative
position13%
Returned to the faculty18%
Retired21%
Don't know2% Took position
outside academe
4%
Source: Pathways to the Presidency, 2008, On the Pathway to the Presidency, p. 1.
Percentage Distribution of CAOs and Presidents, by Previous Institution
4% 8%
52%
43%64%
28%
CAOs Presidents
Differentinstitutiton fromcurrent jobSame institutionas current job
Did not work at acollege oruniversity
Immediate Prior Position of Women Presidents
Source: American Council on Education, The American College President: 2007 Edition.
Leadership in Challenging Times
# From AASCU Policy Brief Top 10 State Policy Issues for Higher Education in 2009, January, 2009.* From Murray, Dennis J. “The Enterprise of the Future.” The Presidency, Fall, 2009. [based on IBM report of the same name]
Hungry for change* States’ Fiscal Crises#
Innovative beyond client imagination* Cost#
Globally aware* Enrollment capacity#
Disruptive by nature* Reporting requirements
Genuine and generous* College preparedness#
Increasingly diverse Shades of green#
Graduation rates
Identity crisis