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CHOICE 2015 Outstanding Academic TitleWhat 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.
Contents
FOREWORD Penny A. Pasque ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION From People to Policies. Enduring Inequalities and Inequities for Women Academics Kristine De Welde and Andi StepnickPART ONE. THE STRUCTURE 1. GLASS CEILINGS AND GATED COMMUNITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION Robert J. Hironimus-Wendt and Doreen A. Dedjoe 2. CHALLENGES OF RACE AND GENDER FOR BLACK WOMEN IN THE ACADEMY Candice P. Baldwin and Monica D. Griffin 3. CONTINGENT APPOINTMENTS AND THE DIMINISHING VOICE, AGENCY, AND PROFESSIONALISM OF WOMEN Cecile H. Sam and Adrianna Kezar 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 5. THE INFLUENCE OF DEPARTMENTAL CULTURE ON ACADEMIC PARENTS' PRO-WORK BEHAVIORS Julie A. Kmec, Shanyuan Foo, and Amy S. Wharton 6. ASSIMILATING TO THE NORM Academic Women's Experiences With Work-Family Policies Catherine Richards Solomon 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 8. PERPETUATING INEQUALITY THROUGH THE CANONS OF DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE Barret Katuna 9. CHARACTERISTICS AND PERCEPTIONS OF WOMEN OF COLOR FACULTY NATIONALLY Corinne Castro 10. WOMEN SOCIOLOGISTS AND THE QUESTION OF INCLUSION IN THE ACADEMY Kristin Marsh 11. NOT THE IDEAL PROFESSOR. Gender in the Academy Laura Hirshfield 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 13. GENDER DIFFERENCES IN FACULTY RESPONSES TO CONTRAPOWER HARASSMENT Claudia Lampman 14. CONFRONTING FACULTY INCIVILITY AND MOBBING Susan K. Gardner and Amy Blackstone 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 HOSTILITIES PART FIVE. TOOLS FOR CHANGING THE ACADEMY 16. MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES FOR CREATING CHANGE IN THE ACADEMY Elizabeth J. Allan 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
