Waikato Women in Leadership 2012
Chairs’ Introduction
Michelle Jordan-Tong
Head of Student and Academic Services
Professor Linda Smith
Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori and Dean of Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao
Waikato Women in Leadership 2012
Chairs’ Introduction
“Why do we have Waikato Women in Leadership Day?”
Waikato NZWIL Alumni
Academic Staff Programme
2012
Eva Collins
Annika Hinze
Ngārewa Hāwera
2011
Kim Pickering
Karen Barbour
2010
Bronwen Cowie
Lyn Hunt
2009
Alison McIntosh
Margaret Franken
2008
Giselle Byrnes
Jacquelin Mackinnon
2007
Brenda Midson
Chrissen Gemmill
Tracy Bowell
Jan Pilditch
Sally Jo Cunningham
General Staff Programme
2012
Renée Boyer-Willisson
Carolyn Jones
2011
2010
2009
2008
Sally Sleigh
Janice Campen
Louise Tainui
Peta Goldsworthy
Herearoha Skipper
Tania Mallett
Clare Cramond
Lee-Ann Jordan
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NZ Power Pyramids
http://www.neon.org.nz/census2010/womenscensus2010/
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What do men and women earn after
their tertiary education?
Field of specialisation
Proportion of female earnings to
Proportion of female earnings to
males 1 year post-study
males 4 years post-study
Computer Science
1.04
0.96
Information Systems
1.08
1.00
Architecture and Urban Environment
0.92
0.96
Medical Studies
1.02
0.94
Teacher Education
1.02
0.95
Law
0.92
0.93
Other Society and Culture
1.09
0.88
Performing Arts
0.75
1.05
Visual Arts and Crafts
0.90
0.80
Graphic and Design Studies
1.15
0.94
Communication and Media Studies
1.00
0.96
All bachelors completers
1.00
0.91
Author: Paul Mahoney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis Division, September 2011
http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/tertiary_education/what-do-men-and-women-earn-aftertheir-tertiary-education
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Women in Senior Academic Roles at
Waikato
University of Waikato
Female
and
40
35
30
%
25
20
15
10
5
0
% Female Professors
% Female Associate
Professors
6
2008
22
2009
23
2010
25
2011
24
25
31
33
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Women in Senior Academic Roles at NZ
Universities
Female %
Professors
2010
Waikato (#1)
Auckland
AUT
Massey
Victoria
Canterbury
Lincoln
Otago
25.00%
18.10%
18.03%
16.44%
17.69%
16.50%
10.53%
14.55%
% change
from 2003
+2.78%
-3.68%
+3.03%
+1.33%
+1.98%
+13.17%
+1.84%
+2.05%
Female %
Associate
Professors
2010
32.89%
24.73%
32.14%
31.20%
29.29%
27.93%
24.00%
27.46%
% change
from 2003
+13.29%
+6.98%
-17.86%
+18.70%
+8.52%
+22.46%
+18.12%
+12.08%
http://www.neon.org.nz/census2010/womenscensus2010/
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Waikato Women in Leadership
2009-2012
2009 Getting Started: exploring leadership opportunities for
women at Waikato
2010 Finding Your Voice: Career Leadership for Women
2011 Building internal capacity, resilience and personal wellbeing
2012 Leadership in action: we can all take action
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EEO Programme
• Approved by Council August 22nd
• In its first phase the programme will focus on:
– increasing the representation of women and Māori at senior levels and in
some occupational groups of the University,
– increasing the numbers of Māori staff relative to regional Māori
population and
– enhancing cultural diversity and the inclusion of Māori and Pacific people
• Investigate existing equality patterns within the University to
better understand the EEO issues
• Survey – participation will be welcomed
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Strategies
• Institutional
• EEO Programme
• PD opportunities
• HR strategies
• Collectives and networks
• Mentoring and support systems
• Advocacy
• Leading the analysis and solutions
• Individual
• Participation
• Taking ownership of career decisions
• Taking up opportunities
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Examples
Interview style and
performance
Defining position
descriptions
Writing a job application
Writing up the
advertisement
Learning new skills
Application for
promotion
Treating other
women with respect
Defending career breaks in a
CV
Posing alternative ways
to address issues
Influencing policies
Giving constructive
feedback
Learning to lead others
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Being effective
Recognising and promoting
talent
Women and the Labyrinth of Leadership
by Alice H. Eagly and Linda L. Carli (2007)
Eagly and Carli observe:
“… women are not turned away only as they
reach the penultimate stage of a distinguished
career. They disappear in various numbers at
many points leading up to that stage.” (p.64)
http://hbr.org/2007/09/women-and-the-labyrinth-of-leadership/ar/1