Obstacles Facing Academic Female Leaders at Jordanian Universities from Faculty Members Perception and Ways to Overcome

ABSTRACT

The study sought to identify, from the perspective of faculty members, the obstacles that female academic leaders face in Jordanian universities, as well as ways to overcome them.The study findings revealed that the obstacles confronting female academic leaders in Jordanian universities were, to a large extent, and with a mean of (3.80), and that there were no statistically significant differences at the significance level (= 0.05) for the study sample members estimates of the obstacles confronting them. Females academic leaders attributed their success to study variables. The study made several recommendations, including raising societal awareness about the role of Jordanian female in development, particularly given Jordan growing female population, and providing a work environment that is compatible with females family roles and responsibilities to their children and husbands.

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