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The forms of leadership required to exclude children because they do not fit the school brand, to close down a school because of how the market is working, or to I academise i (see [34]) are not educational leadership that is actually educative. I Educative i leaders, leading and leadership are not officially recognised or enabled for or within public educational services in England. There is no independent peer-reviewed evidence for the current segregation of children either through home-schooling or for eugenics-informed access to school places based on biology, faith, class, race or intelligence (e.g. [10]). For example, parents have been told repeatedly that they would be failing in their duties if they did not strive to secure a "good school place" for "their" child, and yet a public education system requires parents to care and take action about and for all children and their access to "all school places as good". [Extracted from the article]

Gender equity and women's access to senior leadership and management positions in universities are a major challenge not only in South Africa but on the African continent, too. For women to take up senior leadership roles more potently, it is essential that they not only cope with and compete in patriarchal systems but more so, are equipped to change patriarchal hegemony and shift the management discourse and culture to a pluralistic leadership culture where transformational leadership becomes the norm and praxis. This paper examines a needs analysis for leadership and professional development competencies of women in senior leadership positions in South African higher education and presents the discussion on these findings, based on the data collected from 74 participants. The conclusion reveals the participants' enthusiasm for personal leadership development as well as their readiness for impacting their leadership contexts. These findings, in turn, shape the content development of the Women in Leadership programme, designed by Higher Education Leadership and Management under the auspices of Universities South Africa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]