Name: Career Strategies for Women in Academia By Lynn H. Collins
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Career Strategies for Women in Academia: Arming Athena by Lynn H. Collins

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'.

About Lynn H. Collins

Lynn H. Collins, Division of Applied Psychology and Qualitative Methods, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD - Joan C. Chrisler, Department of Psychology, Connecticut College, New London, CT - Kathryn Quina, Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

Foreword - Joann Claire Silverberg A Feminist Classicist Reflects on Athena Introduction - Joan C Chrisler, Lynn H Collins and Kathryn Quina PART ONE: THE CURRENT STATUS OF WOMEN IN ACADEME Working in the Ivory Basement - Nijole V Benokraitis Subtle Sex Discrimination in Higher Education Searching for Congruity - Alberta Gloria Reflections of an Untenured Woman of Color On Overcoming Bureaucracy - Kathryn Quina A Tale of Grievance Competition and Contact - Lynn H Collins The Dynamics Behind Resistance to Affirmative Action in Academe A Woman's Search for Belonging in Academia - Chris D Erickson Be Black for Me - Ethel Morgan Smith Paying Athena - Ellin Kofsky Scholnick Statistics, Statutes and Strategies PART TWO: WOMEN'S ROLES AND CAREER DECISIONS Teacher versus Scholar - Joan C Chrisler Role Conflict for Women? The ABD Faculty Blues - Michelle R Dunlap Getting Organized for the Dissertation and Beyond Career Strategies I Stumbled Upon - Loraine K Obler Student Evaluations - Susan A Basow The Role of Gender Bias and Teaching Styles Money Matters - Suzanna Rose and Mona J E Danner The Art of Negotiation for Women Faculty PART THREE: ASSUMING LEADERSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION Women as Faculty Leaders - Joan C Chrisler, Linda Herr and Nelly K Murstein Women Administrators in Higher Education - Mary K Madsen Strategy Notes for the Equity Struggle - Claire Porac Women Academics in a Canadian Context Breaking the (Plexi-)glass Ceiling in Higher Education - Kathryn Quina, Maureen Cotter and Kim Romenesko Creating a Feminist Mentoring Network - Mary Zahm The Pro Forma Review That Wasn't - Anonymous PART FOUR: TAKING CHARGE AND TAKING CARE Standing up, Talking Back and Taking Charge - Bernice Lott and Lisa M Rocchio What I've Learned about Addressing Sexual Harrassment, Protecting Students and Keeping a Job - Maryka Biaggio Coping with Adversity - Linda L Carli Do Unto Others - Regina Bento La Llorona in Academe - Ester Ruiz Rodriquez Afterword - Mary Gray

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CIN0761909907VG

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9780761909903

ISBN 10

0761909907

Title

Career Strategies for Women in Academia: Arming Athena by Lynn H. Collins

Author

Lynn H. Collins

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Used - Very Good

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Paperback

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SAGE Publications Inc

Year published

1998-09-11

Number of pages

352

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