Full Description
In a male-dominated higher education sector characterised by overt and subtle adversities for women, the path for women in academia is rarely a simple and easy one. This book sets out to empower women in academia to unite in sharing their stories, inspiring and encouraging one another.
Providing international perspectives from Asia, Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom, and packed with real examples, success stories and practical advice from academic women at all levels, this timely text equips readers to understand how we can move higher education institutions beyond the constraints that have held highly competent women back for far too long. Chronicling both the challenges and opportunities posed by the higher education sector, and cutting across the fields of leadership, management and gender studies, the contributors offer a finely curated collection which empowers women not only to better navigate the academic world, but thrive in it.
Contents
PART I. PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON WOMEN THRIVING IN ACADEMIC Chapter 1. Women thriving in academia: exploring the terrain; Marian Mahat
Chapter 2. Making work count: the journey towards meaning in academia; Chin Ee Loh
Chapter 3. Legitimacy and collegial relationships for a woman of color in the academy; Zukiswa Mthimunye-Kekana
Chapter 4. Women leading in academia: voices from within the ivory tower; Marian Mahat, Rita Hardiman, Kate Howell, and Iderlina Mateo-Babiano
Chapter 5. Learning to lead by saying yes; A. Lin Goodwin
PART II. SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR WOMEN IN ACADEMIA
Chapter 6. The power of networks in the gendered academy; Emily Yarrow
Chapter 7. Women's work: education-focused academics in higher education; Pauline M Ross
Chapter 8. The xchange festival. Small x, big change?; Kate Carruthers Thomas
Chapter 9. Using a portfolio approach to navigate academia; Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
Chapter 10. What now for the modern female academic; Marian Mahat
