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March 29, 2017
Disrupting the Culture of Silence Confronting Gender Inequality and Making Change in Higher Education
- Author
- De Welde, Kristine; and Stepnick, Andi, eds.
- Publisher
- Stylus, Sterling, VA
- ISBN
- 9781620362181
- Table of Contents
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Foreword (Penny A. Pasque)
Acknowledgments
Introduction - From People to Policies: Enduring Inequalities and Inequities for Women Academics (Kris De Welde and Andi Stepnick)
Part One - The Structure
ch. 1 Glass Ceilings and Gated Communities in Higher Education (Robert J. Hironimus-Wendt and Doreen A. Dedjoe)
ch. 2 Challenges of Race and Gender For Black Women in the Academy (Candice P. Baldwin and Monica D. Griffin)
ch. 3 Contingent Appointments and the Diminishing Voice, Agency, and Professionalism of Women (Cecile H. Sam and Adrianna Kezar)
ch. 4 Faculty Gender Inequity and the “Just Say No To Service” Fairy Tale (Karen Pyke)
Case Study: Lecturer Barnes: Long-Term Contingent Faculty
Part Two: Structure Meets Culture
ch. 5 The Influence of Departmental Culture on Academic Parents’ Pro-Work Behaviors (Julie A. Kmec, Shanyuan Foo, and Amy S. Wharton)
ch. 6 Assimilating To the Norm - Academic Women’s Experiences With Work-Family Policies (Catherine Richards Solomon)
ch. 7 The Eldercare Crisis and Implications for Women Faculty (Gretal Leibnitz and Briana Morrison)
Case Study: Graduate Student Chastain: Navigating Gendered Family-Work Expectations
Part Three - Exclusionary Cultures
ch. 8 Perpetuating Inequity Through The Canons of Disciplinary Knowledge (Barret Katuna)
ch. 9 Characteristics and Perceptions of Women of Color Faculty Nationally (Corinne Castro)
ch. 10 Women Sociologists and the Question of Inclusion in the Academy (Kristin Marsh)
ch. 11 Not the Ideal Professor - Gender in the Academy (Laura Hirshfield)
ch. 12 Intersectional Invisibility and the Academic Work Experiences of Lesbian Faculty (Diana Bilimoria and Abigail J. Stewart)
Case Study - Professor Liu - The Multiple Challenges for an Asian Woman Professor in the Social Science Field
Part Four - Hostile Climates
ch. 13 Gender Differences in Faculty Responses to Contrapower Harassment (Claudia Lampman)
ch. 14 Confronting Faculty Incivility and Mobbing (Susan K. Gardner and Amy Blackstone)
ch. 15 Women of Color in the Academy - From Trauma to Transformation (Molly Everett Davis, Halaevalu F. Ofahengaue Vakalahi, and Renay Scales)
Case Study - Professor Smith - Early-Career Mobbing and Student HostilitiesC
Part Five - Tools for Changing the Academy
ch. 16 Multiple Perspectives for Creating Change in the Academy (Elizabeth J. Allan)
ch. 17 With so Many Problems, Where Do We Begin? Building a Toolbox for Change (Abby L. Ferber)
Case Studies of Resistance and Feminist Change
Online Resources
About the Contributors
Index
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Abstract: What do women academics classify as challenging, inequitable, or “hostile” work environments and experiences? How do these vary by women’s race/ethnicity, rank, sexual orientation, or other social locations?
How do academic cultures and organizational structures work independently and in tandem to foster or challenge such work climates?
What actions can institutions and individuals–independently and collectively–take toward equity in the academy?
Despite tremendous progress toward gender equality and equity in institutions of higher education, deep patterns of discrimination against women in the academy persist. From the “chilly climate” to the “old boys’ club,” women academics must navigate structures and cultures that continue to marginalize, penalize, and undermine their success.
This book is a “tool kit” for advancing greater gender equality and equity in higher education. It presents the latest research on issues of concern to them, and to anyone interested in a more equitable academy. It documents the challenging, sometimes hostile experiences of women academics through feminist analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, including narratives from women of different races and ethnicities across disciplines, ranks, and university types.
The contributors’ research draws upon the experiences of women academics including those with under-examined identities such as lesbian, feminist, married or unmarried, and contingent faculty. And, it offers new perspectives on persistent issues such as family policies, pay and promotion inequalities, and disproportionate service burdens. The editors provide case studies of women who have encountered antagonistic workplaces, and offer action steps, best practices, and more than 100 online resources for individuals navigating similar situations.
Beyond women in academe, this book is for their allies and for administrators interested in changing the climates, cultures, and policies that allow gender inequality to exist on their campuses, and to researchers/scholars investigating these phenomena. It aims to disrupt complacency amongst those who claim that things are “better” or “good enough” and to provide readers with strategies and resources to counter barriers created by culture, climate, or institutional structures. (From the Publisher)
Abstract: What do women academics classify as challenging, inequitable, or “hostile” work environments and experiences? How do these vary by women’s race/ethnicity, rank, sexual orientation, or other social locations?
How do academic cultures and organizational structures work independently and in tandem to foster or challenge such work climates?
What actions can institutions and individuals–independently and collectively–take toward equity in the academy?
Despite tremendous progress toward gender equality and equity in institutions of higher education, deep patterns of discrimination against women in the academy persist. From the “chilly climate” to the “old boys’ club,” women academics must navigate structures and cultures that continue to marginalize, penalize, and undermine their success.
This book is a “tool kit” for advancing greater gender equality and equity in higher education. It presents the latest research on issues of concern to them, and to anyone interested in a more equitable academy. It documents the challenging, sometimes hostile experiences of women academics through feminist analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, including narratives from women of different races and ethnicities across disciplines, ranks, and university types.
The contributors’ research draws upon the experiences of women academics including those with under-examined identities such as lesbian, feminist, married or unmarried, and contingent faculty. And, it offers new perspectives on persistent issues such as family policies, pay and promotion inequalities, and disproportionate service burdens. The editors provide case studies of women who have encountered antagonistic workplaces, and offer action steps, best practices, and more than 100 online resources for individuals navigating similar situations.
Beyond women in academe, this book is for their allies and for administrators interested in changing the climates, cultures, and policies that allow gender inequality to exist on their campuses, and to researchers/scholars investigating these phenomena. It aims to disrupt complacency amongst those who claim that things are “better” or “good enough” and to provide readers with strategies and resources to counter barriers created by culture, climate, or institutional structures. (From the Publisher)