A Gendered Update on Women Law Deans: Who, Where, Why, and Why Not?

Introduction 444 I. What Does a Law Dean Do, and How Do You Become One Anyway? 447 A. A Job Description for Law Deans 448 B. The Path to a Law Deanship 454 II. Empirical Information 460 A. Who Are Uur Law Deans, and What Are Their Demographics?...460 B. A Twenty Year Overview of Women Law Deans, Focusing on 1984-1985, 1994-1995, and 2004-2005 467 C. How Long Do Law Deans Typically Serve? 473 D. What Story Do the Numbers Tell? 476 III. How Do Deans Lead, and Is There a Gender Difference? 482 A. Gender and Leadership – What Do the Experts Say? 483 B. Gender and Leadership – What Do Law Deans Say? 494 C. Gender and Leadership – Tell Me Again Why it Matters? 499 IV. Do Barriers Remain, and if Yes, in What Form? 504