African American Females in Higher Education Leadership: Wellness and Its Impact on Career Mobility
Baker, Crystal, Clark Atlanta University
2023-05
2020-2029
This mixed methods study examined the lack of Black women in higher ranking leadership roles at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). While gender roles at HBCUs across the United States have becoming increasingly integrated with Black women, the extent of their executive leadership advancement and longevity to create gender balance is clearly not evident. Currently there are 15 documented women serving in presidential positions at HBCUs. Back in November of 2022 there were 19 Black female presidents with 2 being terminated and 2 offering their resignation. These events have highlighted that showing up as a unique, authentic, and confident Black woman leaves little to no room to make missteps, if given the opportunity to serve in executive leadership position. Black women are present and they are highly visible across all HBCU campuses. Yet, they fall below status quo in executive leadership positions, magnifying the lack of gender equality. HBCU Black Women Presidents tend to lack the necessary political dynamism to make any major changes, acknowledge bottom-line issues, or disrupt outdated systems without being outnumbered by their Black male counterparts.
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Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
dissertation
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Clark Atlanta University
Department of Educational Leadership
Akua, Chike
Georgia--Atlanta
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2023_baker_crystal
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
