Bridging the Gap: 16 Years of Academic Leadership Development for Women
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Cynthia Wolf Johnson
Historically, leadership at the top levels of higher education has been exercised by males. Consequently, for 16 years, the BRIDGES: Academic Leadership for Women program in North Carolina has attempted to break down barriers for women and bridge this gap by providing leadership development for women in the academy. This article presents a best-practices model for a women’s academic leadership program, including program description, historical review, and program impact. To date, BRIDGES has addressed various themes from the leadership literature, including leadership styles, overcoming the glass ceiling, personal development, empowerment, essential knowledge and skills, transformational leadership, and the intersection of race and gender. The authors encourage replication of the BRIDGES program in other states and abroad.
©2011 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston
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- Editor's Note
- Editor's Note
- Article
- Female College Students Working in the Sex Industry: A Hidden Population
- Relational Leadership and Technology: A Study of Activist College Women Leaders
- How Should Colleges and Universities Respond to Peer Sexual Violence on Campus? What the Current Legal Environment Tells Us
- Catholic Women's College Students' Constructions of Identity: Influence of Faculty and Staff on Students' Personal and Professional Self-Understanding
- "I, too, am America" The Founding of Bennett College for Women
- Advancing Women Faculty to Senior Leadership in U.S. Academic Health Centers: Fifteen Years of History in the Making
- Bridging the Gap: 16 Years of Academic Leadership Development for Women
- Tenure Clock Extension Policies: Who Uses Them and to What Effect?
- The Power of Living the Writerly Life: A Group Model for Women Writers
- Women Faculty Post-50 Years of Age in Tenure Earning Positions: Opportunities and Challenges
- Program Description
- Women Who Lead: Utilizing a Strong Collaboration between Student Affairs and Academic Affairs to Facilitate the Professional Development of Our Students
- Have Baby Will Graduate: The Ohio State University ACCESS Collaborative Program for Young Single Parent Women
- Women's Leadership Development Program
- Book Review
- Review of The Gender Gap in College
- Review of On Becoming a Woman Leader: Learning from the Experiences of University Presidents
