Women’s Leadership Network gender research
The WLN works hard to undertake and support research into gender factors and career progression. We use our findings to prioritise our activities and to lobby for more support and encouragement for women to aim high. By joining the WLN, you can help us to continue supporting and carrying out research into gender issues.
Making Strides - investigating flexible working arrangements
Making Strides is the latest LSIS-funded project that the WLN is delighted to have won with assistance from Burton and South Derbyshire College, the LSN and other partners.
This important research project should support increased participation by women in senior roles in the college sector. It provides us with the opportunity to identify where good and flexible working practices exist both within and outside the sector. The results will enable more colleges to embed beneficial working arrangements into their organisations.
Why flexible working?
Because in earlier WLN research (see below) women indicated that if they had had access to job-sharing, compressed working times or other forms of flexible working, their family responsibilities would not have impacted so greatly on their career progression.
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Chipping away at the glass ceiling: percentage of female principals in 2011
The WLN's annual research into the gender of college principals in England shows some improvement, but at 38% the percentage of female principals is still surprisingly low. However, it's encouraging to see that women comprised 45% of the newly appointed principals. Worrying news: only 29% of sixth form college principals are women and in some regions the percentage is lower than 25%.
Click here to read the two-page report.
WLN Research - report archive
Next generation of leaders: gender differences in motivation 2010
Click here for the full report, including link to the research report "The next generation of leaders: motivations and leadership in the FE Sector".
The voices of women: 2010 research report from WLN and LSN For the full report with recommendations to the sector and links to
"The Voices of Women: Leadership and Gender in the FE sector" and "2010 Summary Voices of Women" research reports, click here.
Career, Catholicism and Culture
Click here for the full article (written by Dr Janet Nevin, Principal of Ashton Sixth Form College - a WLN Corporate member)
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