1. HIGHER ED ON THE MOVE:
elevating women, sponsoring leadership, and developing
mentoring opportunities
November 2019 | Harvard Faculty Club
National Diversity Council, Women in Leadership Conference
Dr. Kristyn White Davis | Dr. Donna Souder Hodge
2. About Today:
✓ Introductions
✓ About NATDC 2018: A Moment in Context
✓ Women on the Move
✓ Higher Education National Landscape
✓ Gender Imbalances in Higher Ed
✓ Mentorship and Sponsorship
✓ 36 Minutes to Implement Change
✓ NEXT STEPS? How YOU Can Change Your
Culture
✓ Q&A – ANYTHING!
4. “A significant gender imbalance remains at
executive management level within higher
education despite a number of initiatives
to increase the number of women in the
leadership pipeline. . .”
From “Why are there so few female leaders in higher education – A case of
structure or agency?”
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0892020617696631
5. NATIONAL DIVERSITY COUNCIL 2018
WE HEARD SOME AMAZING STORIES.
Then some weird stuff happened.
…AND WE HAD AN IDEA.
7. • NATDC Presentations on 1) Gender Inequities at
the University of Texas System, and 2) Women
Negotiating, with Mention of JP Morgan Chase
Program:
https://www.jpmorganchase.com/corporate/About-
JPMC/women-on-the-move.htm
• Our Promise to Bring Something Useful Back to
CSU-Pueblo
8. • Faculty, 2016
• 49% All Instructional Faculty
• 32% Full Professors
• 43% All Professors (Full, Associate, Assistant)
• Women Among the 50 Highest Paid Chief Executive
• 18% in Public Universities, FY17
• 18% in Private Nonprofit Colleges, 2015
• 30% of University Presidents, 2017
Women in Higher Education
Leadership National Data
From National Center for Education Statistics
https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cha.asp
9. Enrollment in Higher Education
by Gender
From National Center for Education Statistics
https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cha.asp
10. Faculty in Higher Education
by Gender
From National Center for Education Statistics
https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cha.asp
12. OUR CLAIM, OR AT THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM:
MENTORSHIP VS. SPONSORSHIP
LONG TERM INVESTMENT
vs.
SERIOUS CULTURAL CHANGE
13. 36 Minutes to Change a Culture
The message is simple, and it’s easy to replicate:
Spend 30 minutes a week having coffee with a talented
and hardworking woman you admire – or who you could
help support.
Spend 5 minutes a week congratulating a female
colleague on a win or success. Be specific.
Spend 1 minute a week talking up the woman who had
a win to other colleagues around the organization.
14. WHAT WE BROUGHT BACK: THE 36er’s CLUB
1. Nikita McPherson: Colorado College
Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Topic: “Find Your Voice”
2. Dr. Rochelle Gregory: North Central Texas College
Division Director, Department of English
Topic: “Tell Your Story”
3. Dr. Daria Kotys Schwartz: CU Boulder
Co- Director, DC Colorado Undergraduate
Programs, Mechanical Engineering
Topic: “Lessons Learned from a Reluctant Leader”
4. Roben Grazidei: Franklin Covey
Author, Instinctology(r): A Leadership Method to
Turn Gut Instincts Into Concrete Action
5. Dr. Amy Smith: Colorado State (former)
Associate Provost for Online Education
Topic: “My Journey Through Leadership”
6. Dr. Lisa Cardoza: Sacramento State
Vice President for Advancement
Topic: “Supporting and Elevating Diverse Leadership”
7. Lindsey Cardona: HACU
Government Relations and Internship Programs
Topic: “HACU National Internship Program”
18. Moving Women Up in Your
Organization
1. Create a time and place for women to connect and collaborate
2. Find out what resources or advocates you might have on campus
3. Decide: what does your campus need? Speakers? Stories?
Workshops?
4. Utilize the 36 minutes for yourself! Become a sponsor, but remember:
• Change does not happen overnight – be patient and persistent
• Even in a male dominated executive environment – grassroots
change for women is possible
• Find dedicated champions – both genders – at various levels of the
organization
19. WANT TO HEAR MORE?
kristyn.whitedavis@csupueblo.edu
donna.souder@csupueblo.edu
THANK YOU
