Glass ceiling remains in place on college boards – The Herald Scotland

Glass ceiling remains in place on college boards – The Herald Scotland

Thursday 6 March 2014

"Having only two women leading regional college boards in Scotland, out of 12, is a matter of concern not just for women in further education but for anyone who considers that those in positions of power in the public sector should reflect the population they serve.

Occupying these positions means wielding significant power and influence. The responsibility for distributing money to colleges in an area, and for taking strategic decisions, rests with the regional boards. It is dispiriting that such a disproportionate number of board conveners should be male.".....

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