Career Strategies for Women in Academia Arming Athena

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

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ISBN: 9780761909903 | 0761909907
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 7/23/1998

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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'.

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

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