Why are there so few women leading universities?

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Cecilia Paredes Verduga is the first female Rector of the highest-ranking public university in Ecuador, ESPOL (Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral). Cecilia reflects on why although many university courses have equal numbers of male and female students, only a handful of women ever rise to become leaders of academic institutions. Image: Cecilia Paredes Verduga Credit: Jose Javier Roldos