Even so, women remain underrepresented. I certainly wouldn't say the glass ceiling is broken. There may be a crack. I don't hear that anymore at all, not in the last five to 10 years. With more women earning PhDs in recent decades, more women are at the rung one step below the presidency.
Men are more accepting.
The hiring committees and trustees are much more accustomed to thinking about women in senior positions. It's not dangerous or groundbreaking to hire a woman as president. It's been done at every level, from large public research universities to elite colleges, even Ivy League institutions. Given that precedent, many believe the trend could accelerate. Now they see themselves in these higher roles, aspiring to them, and being successful.