"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 women academics, 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 academics 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
academics 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."
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