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The Influence of University's HRM Practices on Female Academics' Progression

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Leišytė, L., Pekşen, S., & Tönnes, L. (2022). The influence of university's HRM practices on female academics' progression to management positions. Journal of East European Management Studies, 27(4), 662–685.

In their article, Prof. Leišytė, Sude Pekşen and Lina Tönnes examine the effect of New Public Management (NPM) inspired university human resource management (HRM) practices on gender segregation at universities.

Based on a case study, the authors provide empirical evidence of the persistence of gender segregation at a Lithuanian university, despite the transformation of university HRM practices. Further, they point out that despite the long tradition of women employment in the post-Soviet Central and Eastern European context, universities are still the bastions of the masculine culture and power, where women academics face a 'glass ceiling' to reach management positions. Finally, the authors discuss the practical implications for gender-balanced composition of higher education management at Lithuanian universities.

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