Table 2.
Prevalence of Women in Specific Roles at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Comparator Colleges and Universities (Comparator CU)
| % Women in Leadership Role | ||
|---|---|---|
| HBCU | Comparator CU | |
| GENERAL LEADERSHIP | ||
| Category Total (Fraction) | 26 (27/106) | 22 (22/102) |
| President | 26 | 22 |
| GOVERNANCE/FINANCE | ||
| Category Total (Fraction) | 44 (47/107) | 36 (37/103) |
| Finance | 34 | 32 |
| Information Technology | 30 | 23 |
| Strategy | 80 | 50 |
| Government Relations | 25 | 0 |
| Legal | 75 | 65 |
| EDUCATION/TRAINING | ||
| Category Total (Fraction) | 47 (69/169) | 45 (67/150) |
| Provost | 51 | 44 |
| Student Affairs | 43 | 47 |
| Institutional Effectiveness | 66 | 37 |
| IMAGE-MAKING | ||
| Category Total (Fraction) | 55 (59/108) | 59 (77/131) |
| Marketing/Communications | 53 | 67 |
| Human Resources | 88 | 79 |
| Community Affairs | 56 | 18 |
| Advancement | 58 | 52 |
Note: Schools were matched for location (state), size (student enrollment), and focus (e.g., religious, technical, community college, liberal arts). Data were ascertained from institutional websites as described in the text. Differences in aggregated major categories between HBCUs and Comparator CUs did not reach statistical significance (Pearson’s Chi Square Test for Independence).