Career Strategies for Women in Academia Arming Athena

by Lynn H. Collins; Joan C. Chrisler; Kathryn Quina

• ISBN13: 9780761909903
• ISBN10: 0761909907
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-07-23
• Publisher: Sage Publications

Summary

This book provides a wealth of information about institutional pitfalls in higher education professions, advice on how to handle difficult situations, and encouragement to those who persevere in their pursuit of an academic career. Career Strategies for Women in Academia considers the current status of women in higher education; examines women's roles in academe; and provides insights and advice on breaking the 'glass ceiling'.

Table of Contents

Foreword

A Feminist Classicist Reflects on Athena - Joan C Chrisler, Lynn H Collins and Kathryn Quina

Introduction

PART ONE: THE CURRENT STATUS OF WOMEN IN ACADEME - Nijole V Benokraitis

Working in the Ivory Basement

Subtle Sex Discrimination in Higher Education - Alberta Gloria

Searching for Congruity

Reflections of an Untenured Woman of Color - Kathryn Quina

On Overcoming Bureaucracy

A Tale of Grievance - Lynn H Collins

Competition and Contact

The Dynamics Behind Resistance to Affirmative Action in Academe - Chris D Erickson

A Woman's Search for Belonging in Academia - Ethel Morgan Smith

Be Black for Me - Ellin Kofsky Scholnick

Paying Athena

Statistics, Statutes and Strategies

PART TWO: WOMEN'S ROLES AND CAREER DECISIONS - Joan C Chrisler

Teacher versus Scholar

Role Conflict for Women? - Michelle R Dunlap

The ABD Faculty Blues

Getting Organized for the Dissertation and Beyond - Loraine K Obler

Career Strategies I Stumbled Upon - Susan A Basow

Student Evaluations

The Role of Gender Bias and Teaching Styles - Suzanna Rose and Mona J E Danner

Money Matters

The Art of Negotiation for Women Faculty

PART THREE: ASSUMING LEADERSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION - Joan C Chrisler, Linda Herr and Nelly K Murstein

Women as Faculty Leaders - Mary K Madsen

Women Administrators in Higher Education - Claire Porac

Strategy Notes for the Equity Struggle

Women Academics in a Canadian Context - Kathryn Quina, Maureen Cotter and Kim Romenesko

Breaking the (Plexi-)glass Ceiling in Higher Education - Mary Zahm

Creating a Feminist Mentoring Network - Anonymous

The Pro Forma Review That Wasn't

PART FOUR: TAKING CHARGE AND TAKING CARE - Bernice Lott and Lisa M Rocchio

Standing up, Talking Back and Taking Charge - Maryka Biaggio

What I've Learned about Addressing Sexual Harrassment, Protecting Students /f003and/f001 Keeping a Job - Linda L Carli

Coping with Adversity - Regina Bento

Do Unto Others - Ester Ruiz Rodriquez

La Llorona in Academe - Mary Gray

Afterword