Empirical Review of Experiences of Women Academicians in Higher Education

Purpose This article examines the experiences of women academicians in higher education. Historically, women academicians were kept inferior to men, due to masculine hegemony, in exercising the power, enjoying status and privileges. Design/Methodology/Approach We skimmed the findings of several research studies on women's academic lived experiences from different research databases. We sorted out journals on gender and higher education from Tylor and Francis, Eric education, Science direct, and Google scholar. We reviewed 150 research articles, using the cited database software till reaching the point of saturation. Findings The results revealed that society is male dominant structure and hostile to women. Furthermore, taken-for-granted gender assumptions and beliefs in higher education institutions operate to make women conform to structures of disadvantage and experience repressive gender relations. We reach on the argument that men academicians explicitly manipulate the fate of the women academicians in higher education. Research Implications The findings of the current study suggested that women can get senior and powerful positions if they are given a women-friendly environment and equitable chance in higher education. It is suggested to revisit the higher education policies in developing countries to provide equal space for men and women. Practical Implication This article has practical implications for all the developing countries to take initiatives in higher education to further improve the women’s status in higher education institutions. This research can be utilized by academicians and research scholars to further extend the research and examine the partialities of the existing structure. Social Implication This research will be helpful for all the academic institutions in public and private sector to reform the educational institutions. it will be fruitful to improve the status of women in society. Originality This research work is synthesized from the different research studies conducted on higher education across the world. As certified data bases are used to skim and analyze the literature.