#GAReads | Study: Higher ed could be first Mass. sector to hit gender parity

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“Study: Higher ed could be first Mass. sector to hit gender parity”:

…the higher ed sector still has work to do to achieve gender equality in its top ranks. Fifteen institutions in the Bay State have never had a woman at the helm.

The new study, "The Women’s Power Gap in Higher Education 2019," which was spearheaded by the nonprofit Eos Foundation, was first started last year to bring awareness to the gender gap within higher-education leadership across Massachusetts.

Progress has been made since last year: Women make up 48% of all provosts in Massachusetts and 55% of all deans and senior leadership team members statewide. Of the 14 new presidents in Massachusetts this year, three institutions — Massasoit Community College, Williams College, and the New England Conservatory of Music — welcomed their first female presidents.

Read Hilary Burns’ full article at Boston Business Journal here…