Abstracts
Abstract
The paradox of diversity is that successful diversity interventions require leadership support when diversity in leadership positions is so evidently lacking. In order to explore this paradox in the UK, we examine progress towards demographic diversity in leadership roles in the higher education sector, a sector in which there is much espoused support for diversity. Through a critical and comprehensive review of the literature, we illustrate the persistent nature of inequalities that hinder diversity and inclusion in leadership. We examine studies on salient forms of inequality in higher education leadership including research on gender, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation and disability. We show that leadership diversity remains a significant challenge for the higher education sector. Drawing on the example of this sector, we demonstrate that leadership occupies a contradictory space in terms of demographic diversity, both as the focus of criticism due to its homogeneous profile and counter-intuitively as an essential force for progress towards greater equality. We investigate the paradox of the relative homogeneity of higher education leadership set against its role for championing and promoting equality and identify ways in which demographic diversity as well as the progressive potential of higher education leadership may be fostered.
Keywords:
- diversity,
- equality,
- leadership,
- higher education,
- gender,
- ethnicity,
- disability
Résumé
Le paradoxe de la diversité est tel que les interventions réussies en matière de diversité nécessitent le soutien du leadership alors même que la diversité dans le leadership fait défaut. Afin d’explorer ce paradoxe au Royaume-Uni, nous examinons les progrès dans la diversité des rôles de leadership dans l’enseignement supérieur, secteur dans lequel il existe beaucoup de soutien à la diversité.Grâce à un examen critique et exhaustif de la littérature, nous illustrons la persistance des inégalités qui entravent la diversité et l’inclusion dans le leadership. Nous étudions les formes saillantes de l’inégalité en matière de leadership dans l’enseignement supérieur, y compris la recherche sur le genre, l’origine ethnique, la classe sociale, l’orientation sexuelle ainsi que le handicap. Nous démontrons que la diversité dans le leadership demeure un défi important dans l’enseignement supérieur. A travers cet exemple, nous démontrons que le leadership occupe un espace contradictoire en termes de diversité démographique, à la fois en tant qu’objet de critiques en raison de son profil homogène mais également en tant que force essentielle pour progresser vers une plus grande égalité. Nous étudions le paradoxe de la relative homogénéité du leadership dans l’enseignement supérieur contre ses rôles de champion et de promoteur de l’égalité. Il s’agit d’identifier les moyens par lesquels la diversité démographique ainsi que le potentiel du leadership dans l’enseignement supérieur peuvent être encouragés.
Mots-clés :
- Diversité,
- égalité,
- leadership,
- enseignement supérieur,
- genre,
- origine ethnique,
- handicap
Resumen
La paradoja de la diversidad trata de que las intervenciones exitosas de la diversidad requieren apoyo de la direccion cuando la diversidad en las posiciones de liderato està obviamente faltando. Para explorar esta paradoja en Gran Bretana, examinamos el progreso hacia la diversidad demografica en los papeles del liderato en el sector de la educacion/ensenanza superior, sector en el cual se encuentra mucho apoyo para la diversidad. A través de una resena critica y comprensiva de la literatura, ilustramos la naturaleza persistente de las inegualdades que dificultan la diversidad y la inclusion en el liderato. Examinamos los estudios sobre las formas salientes de inegualdad en la direccion de la educacion/ensenanza superior incluso la investigacion en campos de genero, etnicidad, clase, orientacion sexual and discapacitad. Ensenamos que la diversidad del liderato sigue siendo un desafio significativo para el sector de la ensenanza superior. tomando ejemplo en este sector, demostraremos que el liderato ocupa un espacio contradictorio en términos de diversidad demografica, ambos como el enfoco de una critica debida por su perfil homogeneo y, de forma contra-intuitiva, como fuerza essencial para el progreso hacia una igualdad mas grande. Investigamos la paradoja de la homogeneidad relativa de la direccion de la educacion/ensenanza superior en oposicion con su papel de lucha y promocion de la igualdad y identificamos maneras de una posible instigacion tanto de la diversidad demografica como el potencial progresivo de la direccion de la educacion/ensenanza superior.
Palabras clave:
- Diversidad,
- Igualdad,
- Liderato,
- Direccion,
- Educacion/Ensenanza Superior,
- Género,
- Etnicidad,
- Discapacitad
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