‘Sexism, Even Misogyny’: 3 Female Leaders Explain Why Higher Ed’s Glass Ceiling Hasn’t Cracked

Women make up about 60 percent of undergraduate and graduate students in the United States, about 47 percent of all faculty, and well over half of mid- and upper-level college administrators, according to figures from an association of human-resources officers in higher education. Then they hit the glass ceiling: Forty-four percent of provosts, and less than a third of college presidents, are women, according to a 2022 study by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.