According to the 2024 UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report, women remain under-represented in higher education leadership – both globally and locally.
“Although there are more women higher education students than men, women are under-represented in senior leadership positions… with many remaining in middle leadership roles and rarely appointed as vice-chancellors.”
- Across OECD countries, women make up 45% of academic staff – but only 25% of leaders in the world’s top 200 universities are women.
- In Australia, just 37% of academic leaders were women as of 2021.
The barriers are complex: family responsibilities, a lack of role models and mentoring, and persistent stereotypes still limit women’s progression into top-tier roles.
Initiatives like WATTLE Leadership Program (Women ATTaining LEadership) are working to change this by building leadership capability, community, and visibility for women across the higher education sector.
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