"The problem becomes how much emphasis one is going to place on that effort," Hoyte says.
Women of Power
In fact, three of the University vice presidents are women and about half of all University administrative jobs are held by women.
Elizabeth C. "Beppie" Huidekoper, vice president for finance, says that Harvard's image as a male-dominated institution is not accurate.
"I think the perception of Harvard is so off--I am amazed," she says.
Huidekoper says that women and men at Harvard are not empowered as much by their job titles as they are by working in a collaborative way.
"This is a culture of building consensus," Huidekoper says. "Relationships matter enormously."
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