Teresa Boyer, EdD
Founding Director, Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership; Associate Professor, Education and Counseling | Villanova University
Villanova, PA, UNITED STATES
Teresa Boyer, EdD, is an innovative leader in economic and social equity for women.
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Areas of Expertise (8)
Equity in Education
Work-Life Balance
Women's Advancement
Pay Equity
Gender Equity
Women in the Workforce
Women's Leadership
#MeToo
Biography
The founding director of the Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership at Villanova University, Dr. Teresa "Terri" Boyer is a go-to media source on issues of gender equity, women in the workforce, work-life balance, women's education and leadership development.
Dr. Boyer is an accomplished author who has published widely on educational and workforce equity, institutional reform for equity, women's education and leadership, the effectiveness of equity programs and assessment and teacher training. Prior to Villanova, she served as executive director of the Center for Women and Work and as an assistant research professor at Rutgers University.
Dr. Boyer regularly speaks nationally on topics related to advancing women in education and the workplace and has worked with dozens of major companies and institutions on gender initiatives.
Education (3)
University of Alabama: EdD, Education
University of Alabama: MA, Higher Education Administration
Villanova: BSc, Secondary Education
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Affiliations (5)
- National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE): Executive Board
- US Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE): Moderator, Advancing Equity in Adult, Community College, and Career and Technical Education Online Community
- National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE): Member, Human Subjects Research Internal Review Board
- National Science Foundation: Panel Reviewer
- Next Steps Working Group: US Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education
Select Media Appearances (12)
Leadership Faces the "Good Kind" of Identity Crisis
U.S. News & World Report
2023-12-12
Leadership is in the midst of an identity crisis—but it's a good kind. Terri Boyer, the founding director of the Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership at Villanova University, said, "I think we're really beginning to rethink all of these things... What does it mean to lead? Who is a leader? What does a leader look like?"
Cherelle Parker Made History as the First Woman Elected Philly Mayor. Now Comes the Hard Part.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
2023-11-12
Last week, Cherelle Parker became the first woman to be elected mayor of the City of Philadelphia. According to interviews with more than a dozen women who are mayors, CEOs and leadership experts, she will have to overcome unique obstacles that only women face, in addition to the inherent obstacles of the job. "That hyper-scrutiny that she's going to have as the first Black woman in the role means that people are going to be watching everything," said Terri Boyer, director of Villanova's McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership.
Women Dominate Golden Globe Directing Category for First Time
KYW Newsradio
2021-02-21
For the first time in its 77-year history, the Golden Globe Awards have nominated a majority of women in the category of Best Director of a Motion Picture... "This year is a real record breaker," said Terri Boyer, director of the Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership at Villanova University. "Many people have termed it as a big crash through the glass ceiling in the film industry, in that for the first time ever, women are the majority of the nominees in the Best Director category."
2020 Saw Great Strides for Women, but It Also Exposed Inequities We Should Fix in 2021
USA Today
2021-01-11
"The year 2020 highlighted a paradox in the advancement of women's leadership. Women made large cracks in the glass ceilings of bastions of male dominance... Yet 2020 also showed us that women, especially women of color, are bearing the brunt of the effects of the global pandemic and social unrest."
When You Are Interrupted, How to Be Heard
The Philadelphia Inquirer
2020-10-14
"Experts say our conversations—whether with our family or on Zoom calls with colleagues—are more charged now because our country is so divided, and we're stressed out by the pandemic. The interruption has become a weapon. And, frankly, it's unacceptable. We all want to be heard. We need to do better."
A Woman Has Not Won a Screenwriting Oscar Since the George W. Bush Administration. Activists Call It a Travesty.
The Washington Post
2020-02-20
"It's a vicious cycle," said Teresa Boyer, an expert in social equity and gender economics and founding director of the Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women’s Leadership at Villanova University. "Not seeing women [on the podium] leads to them not getting opportunities, which leads to not seeing women [on the podium] again."
Getting Women's Soccer Team Equal Pay for Equal Work More Complicated Than It Seems
KYW Newsradio
2019-07-10
"We have a clear example of gender bias in the workplace, although it's about athletics and sports, and people tend to think of entertainment as different, this is what happens in many work places," said Terri Boyer, director of the McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership at Villanova.
World Bank: American Women Lag Behind International Peers
KYW Newsradio
2019-03-11
Terri Boyer, director of the McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership at Villanova University, says the U.S. ranks 62 out of 131 and is on par with much smaller countries. "They would be countries like Kenya and the Bahamas, etc.," Boyer said. "Those are economies that are still developing and are not considered our economic peers, but they're apparently our policy peers."
Miss America Changes
Voice of America's American Café
2018-06-12
It is the oldest beauty pageant in the United States, but now you won't be able to call it that anymore… For some perspective on this issue, I talked with Terri Boyer. She's the founding director of the Villanova University Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
#MeToo Shone at the Grammys and Davos, but Was It Just Lip Service?
NBC News Digital
2018-01-31
"CEOs need to look in their own backyard and ask, 'What is our culture like here?' Everyone is aware that #MeToo is happening and it's a problem, but they don't necessarily think of their own [workplace]," said Terri Boyer, founding director of the Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership at Villanova University.
One Year Later: How Inaugural Women's March Sparked a Movement
KCBS Radio
2018-01-19
Millions of women took to the streets last year in response to President Trump's inauguration, sparking a movement that's seen women across the country run for office the first time, demand equal pay and spark a conversation on sexual harassment, assault and consent… Let's take a look at how things have evolved with Dr. Terri Boyer, founding director for the Institute for Women's Leadership at Villanova University.
The Lack of Women Leaders Is a National Emergency
The Huffington Post
2017-10-28
A power imbalance exists in every corner of the country, in the White House, Congress, the media, police departments, academia, most big law firms and nearly every major corporate boardroom, corner office and C-suite. "Weinstein is the embodiment of [this] power differential that plays out all over the workplace in the United States," said Teresa Boyer, the director of the Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership at Villanova University.
Research Grants (2)
Advancing Equity in Career and Technical Education
US Department of Education, Office of Career Technical and Adult Education
2015-17
Technical Assistance for Implementing Career Pathways Systems Initiative
US Department of Education
2015-17
Select Academic Articles (3)
Advancing Equity in Career and Technical Education: A Review of the Literature
Report to the US Department of Education, Office for Career Technical and Adult EducationBoyer, T., Robinson, M., Gracia-Rivera, G.
2016
Creating Pathways to Leadership: An Academy Model for Leadership Development in Career Pathways Implementation for Career and Technical Education
White paper commissioned by the US Department of Education, Office for Career Technical and Adult EducationBoyer, T., Robinson, M.
2016
Men in Women's Jobs
Sociology of Work, SAGEBoyer, T.
2013
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