Women have worked tirelessly to shatter the glass ceiling to acquire leadership positions, in which many have aspired to attain terminal degrees in leadership, therefore, transferring their leadership skills beyond the classroom walls. The purpose of this narrative study was to investigate the experiences of women who have successfully earned…

This article analyses barriers for women's careers in higher education from a theoretical perspective focusing on epistemic positioning and gendered (in)visibility. The study is based on 96 qualitative interviews with associate professors in economics, political science and sociology in Denmark. Epistemic positioning is operationalized as four…