Editor, This is a very interesting and informative article. We face similar challenges here in South Africa where women continue to be under-represented in senior positions in the higher education sector. HERS-SA’s activities aim at promoting the advancement of more women into senior level posts and we also focus on leadership development as we need excellent women leaders in our sector. Thank you very much.Dr Sabie Surtee, South AfricaReaction to the story, "Women decry low number of female leaders in higher learning institutions”, (The Saturday Times, May 4)