Universities as inclusive learning organizations for women? Considering the role of women in faculty and leadership roles in academe
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of the learning organization, first discussed by Senge (1990), to determine if it can work as a model in the higher education sector.
Design/methodology/approach
Using a critical feminist framework, this paper assesses the possibilities and challenges of viewing universities as inclusive learning organizations, with a particular focus on women in academic faculty and leadership roles.
Findings
It argues that, ultimately, the impact of neoliberal values and underlying systemic structures that privilege male scholars need to be challenged through shifts in policies and practices to address ongoing issues of gender inequality in higher education.
Originality/value
The paper draws attention to the need to bring a critical feminist lens to an analysis of the concept of the learning organization if it is to be perceived as having merit in the higher education sector.
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Citation
Gouthro, P., Taber, N. and Brazil, A. (2018), "Universities as inclusive learning organizations for women? Considering the role of women in faculty and leadership roles in academe", The Learning Organization, Vol. 25 No. 1, pp. 29-39. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLO-05-2017-0049
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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