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The 'Missing Women' in HE Leadership Conference: Lancaster University

26 June 2013

The 'Missing Women' in Higher Education Leadership Conference

Wednesday 26 June 2013, 9:15 – 16:00 at Lancaster University

Hosted by the Centre for Social Justice and Wellbeing and the Centre for Higher Education and Evaluation within the Educational Research Department

in association with The Academy for Women, Diversity and Leadership in The Management School.

This one day conference, hosted by The Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University, contributes to current debates within and beyond higher education about 'the missing women at the top'.

A wide range of senior academics and leaders will be speaking on topics including: the work Vice Chancellors are doing in their own institutions to address the issues; the pioneering work of the Equality Challenge Unit; the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education’s work on leadership development diversity; and recent research on leadership and gender.

There will be opportunities to discuss the themes that arise during the day, and an emphasis on how we can work together to bring about change.

Fee for this event: £10.00 (fee includes refreshments and lunch)

Free for guest speakers and PhD students.

Registration: Please go to the following link and follow the instructions. If you have not used the University’s online store before you will need to register as a new customer first – this is indicated on the webpage at: http://online-payments.lancaster-university.co.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?modid=1&prodid=1597&deptid=6&compid=1&prodvarid=0&catid=386

Booking deadline is Wednesday 19th June 2013. Places are limited, so please book early to avoid disappointment. Please note: we cannot enrol people on the day unless this has been arranged in advance.

This conference has been organised and funded through a ‘Lancaster University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Knowledge Exchange Fellowship’ awarded to Paula Burkinshaw.

For further details please contact:

Jo Dickinson, Conference Administrator

Centre for Social Justice and Wellbeing in Education, Lancaster University, LA1 4YD

Email: sjwe@lancaster.ac.uk Tel: 01524 593189

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The 'Missing Women' in Higher Education Leadership: Conference

Wednesday 26th June 2013

Centre for Social Justice and Wellbeing with Higher Education Research and Evaluation Centre, Educational Research Department, Lancaster University

In association with The Academy for Women, Diversity and Leadership, Lancaster University Management School

Private Dining Rooms 1 & 2, County South, Lancaster University

This event aims to contribute to the growing conversation within and beyond Higher Education about 'the missing women at the top'.

Programme

9:15 Refreshments and registration

9:40 Welcome and Conference opening

Professor Mark Smith, Vice Chancellor, Lancaster University

9:50 Introduction to Educational Research at Lancaster and overview of the day

Professor Carolyn Jackson and Paula Burkinshaw

10:00 KEYNOTE: Professor Julia King, Vice Chancellor, Aston University

'Finding the missing women - how hard can it be?

10:30 Refreshments

10:45 Questions and group discussion around the Keynote address

11:15 The work of the Equality Challenge Unit with regard to gender in leadership.

David Ruebain, Chief Executive, Equality Challenge Unit

Questions

11:45 ‘Diversity and Leadership in Higher Education: what’s happening and what we need to do’.

Dr Diane Bebbington, Diversity Adviser, Leadership Foundation

12:15 Questions and Group discussion

1:00 Lunch

1:45 ‘Gendered Organisational Culture in Higher Education Senior Management’.

Professor Pat O’Connor, Limerick University

2:15 ‘Missing women in the wider context: the research evidence’.

Professor Jackie Ford, Leeds University Business School

2:45 Questions and Group discussion

3:15 Refreshments

3:30 Plenary and action planning

4:00 Close and thanks

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