It’s a good week for women’s rights and equality at Suffolk University.

Officials finally announced who will take over for Kenneth Greenberg as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Long awaited by staff and students, the Board of Trustees at their April 10 meeting approved the appointment of Maria Toyoda for the position.

Toyoda is a highly qualified candidate, with experience in many areas stemming from her current position at Villanova University. She has skills in politics and finance, according to a statement from Suffolk University, and holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and master’s and doctoral degrees from Georgetown University.

But what is also exciting about Toyoda is that she is a woman.

Having an intelligent woman in a position of power at the university helps add to the diversity that Suffolk aims to deliver to students and the community. Toyoda will lead the university’s largest college and will have the opportunity to connect with students and improve CAS during a time of change in Suffolk’s 109-year history.

Even decades after the civil rights movement and the women’s rights movement, it is still a struggle for women to break through the glass ceiling and earn wages as high as their male counterparts.

The dean of CAS earns one of the highest salaries at Suffolk, according to tax documents, and it will be a step in the right direction to see a woman earning salaries comparable to the university’s highest paid men.

This isn’t the only victory for wage equality on campus this week. On Monday, state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg visited campus to discuss just that.

With a group of students in Donahue, Goldberg spoke about the wage gap and working to fight for equal pay, especially for women of color and immigrants.

And nearby campus Tuesday morning, Mayor Martin J. Walsh discussed pay equality at the Omni Parker House with local women leaders.

It’s a great week to be a woman at Suffolk.