Management development for women academics and administrators

Abstract

This article assesses the impact of a specially designed management development course on the lives and careers of women working in universities as academics and administrators. The programme was designed and run by the authors and emerged from a combination of their research interests and their experience and recognition of the problems faced by women in a university setting. The course extends over two days and provides an opportunity for women to consider a variety of work‐related and personal issues, including the barriers they face and the ways in which these barriers might be overcome. These issues are considered in terms of their own personal development and of the responsibility they must take for this development. The course was assessed by both an immediate evaluation and a follow‐up questionnaire.

Citation

Monks, K. and Barker, P. (1999), "Management development for women academics and administrators", Journal of Management Development, Vol. 18 No. 6, pp. 531-545. https://doi.org/10.1108/02621719910279635