A collaboration between the AALS research team and Katharine T. Schaffzin, Director of the Institute for Professional Leadership and Douglas A. Blaze Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee Winston College of Law, the Women Attorneys in Higher Education Leadership study was designed to understand the experiences, career pathways, challenges, and characteristics of women attorneys leading higher education institutions.
Here is the detailed and thoughtful study. It was based on a survey of 274 women attorneys who are currently or who formerly led higher education institutions – college or university presidents, provosts, and deans.
The bottom line is a good reminder for us all: While progress has been made for women in leading higher education institutions, women attorneys are still underrepresented. Food for thought.
