Dr. Donna Burns Phillips, Director

Office of Women in Higher EducationNovember 13-14, 2009

Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences Annual Meeting

Source: Pathways to the Presidency, 2008, On the Pathway to the Presidency, p. 4.

CAOs, Presidents, and Faculty, by Gender

52%

40%23%

48%

60%77%

CAOs Presidents Faculty

Women

Men

Source: American Council on Education, The CAO Census, 2009.

CAOs, Faculty, and Presidents, by Race/Ethnicity

85% 85% 86%

6% 5% 6%4% 3% 5%2%6%

1%2% 2%0.4%

CAOs Faculty Presidents

White

African American

Hispanic

Asian American

Other/NativeAmerican

Source: American Council on Education, The CAO Census, 2009.

CAOs and Presidents, by Age

19%

47%

34%

49%43%

8%

31–50 51–60 61 or older

CAOs

Presidents

Percentage Distribution of CAOs, by Prior Position

Dean of an academic

college, 28%

Other executive in academic affairs, 22%

Outside higher education, 3% Campus official

outside academic affairs

12%

Professor, 10%

Department chair/head, 11%

Chief academic officer or

provost of a campus, 13%

Campus CEO, 2%

CAOs, by Gender and Institution Type

32%38% 37%

50%

33%

68%62% 63%

50%

67%

Doctorate-granting

Master's Baccalaureate Associates Special focus

Women

Men

Institution of Previous Position, By Gender

4% 4%

44% 42%

52% 53%

Men Women

Same institutionas current job

Differentinstitution fromcurrent jobDid not work at acollege oruniversity

CAO Family Responsibilities, by Gender

69% 69%

15%

91% 88%

26%

Married Have children Have childrenunder 18

Women CAOs

Men CAOs

Top Fields of Study, by Institutional Type

Doctorate-granting

Master Bac Associate Special Focus

Social sciences (29.2%)

Social sciences (27.2%)

Humanities (27.1%)

Education (55.3%)

Religion/ theology (29.0%)

Physical/ natural sciences (13.7%)

Humanities (23.3%)

Social sciences (24.3%)

Humanities (12.5%)

Education (23.5%)

Humanities (13.1%)

Education (16.6%)

Education (23.3%)

Social sciences (10.5%)

Humanities (11.8%)

Source: American Council on Education, 2007, The American College President, p. 9.

Fields of Study, by Gender

25

20 18 18

8 74

40

18 17

10

3

85

Education SocialSciences

Humanities STEM Religion Other Business

Men

Women

Top Fields of Study, by Race/Ethnicity

White African American

Asian American

Hispanic

Education or higher education

(30.6%)

Education or higher education

(43.6%)

Engineering (17.1%)

Education or higher education

(38.6%)

Humanities/fine arts (19.5%)

Social sciences (18.8%)

Business (14.6%)

Social sciences (12.9%)

Social sciences (19.3%)

Physical/natural sciences (7.9%)

Social sciences (14.6%)

Humanities/fine arts (11.4%)

Time Spent on Select External Activities

75%

35%

58%

72%

19%

25%

65%

42%

28%

81%

Alumni relations

Community relationsand outreach

Corporate relationsand economicdevelopment

Fund raising

Withcolleges/universities

Little or notime

Moderateorsignificanttime

CAO Participation in Formal Leadership Programs, by Gender

and Race/Ethnicity

37%24% 28%

51%

15%30%

63%76% 72%

49%

85%70%

Women Men White AfricanAmerican

AsianAmerican

Hispanic

No

Yes

CAOs’ Presidential Preparation, by Minority Status

3%

76%

75%

48%

64%

2%

49%

62%

12%

62%

66%

47%

51%

3%

37%

42%

None

Discussed with family

Sought diverse professional responsibilities

Participated in leadership program

Spoke with a mentor(s)

Hired an executive coach

Spoke with search consultants

Sought duties not in my portfolio

Minority

White

CAOs’ Presidential Aspirations, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

47% 44% 47%

25% 33% 36%

28%23% 24%

27%

33% 30%

25% 33% 28%48%

35% 34%

Women Men White AfricanAmerican

AsianAmerican

Hispanic

Intend toseek apresidency

Undecided

Do notintend toseek apresidency

Select Reasons for Not Aspiring to a Presidency, by Minority Status

16%

68%

25%

3%

27%

20%

33%

12%

53%

24%

13%

26%

29%

24%

Do not feel prepared to succeed in position

Nature of work is unappealing

Don't want to live "in a fishbowl"

Not comfortable with the search process

Time demands of the position

Want to return to academic work and/orclassroom

Ready to retire

Minority

White

Next Career Steps, As Reported by Successors

Other10%

Moved to a presidency

20%Moved to a

different CAO position

12%

Took another administrative

position13%

Returned to the faculty18%

Retired21%

Don't know2% Took position

outside academe

4%

Source: Pathways to the Presidency, 2008, On the Pathway to the Presidency, p. 1.

Percentage Distribution of CAOs and Presidents, by Previous Institution

4% 8%

52%

43%64%

28%

CAOs Presidents

Differentinstitutiton fromcurrent jobSame institutionas current job

Did not work at acollege oruniversity

Immediate Prior Position of Women Presidents

Source: American Council on Education, The American College President: 2007 Edition.

Leadership in Challenging Times

# From AASCU Policy Brief Top 10 State Policy Issues for Higher Education in 2009, January, 2009.* From Murray, Dennis J. “The Enterprise of the Future.” The Presidency, Fall, 2009. [based on IBM report of the same name]

Hungry for change* States’ Fiscal Crises#

Innovative beyond client imagination* Cost#

Globally aware* Enrollment capacity#

Disruptive by nature* Reporting requirements

Genuine and generous* College preparedness#

Increasingly diverse Shades of green#

Graduation rates

Identity crisis