Disrupting the Culture of Silence : Confronting Gender Inequality and Making Change in Higher Education

Disrupting the Culture of Silence: Confronting Gender Inequality and Making Change in Higher Education interrogates inequities around gender and intersectionality, raises questions that connect individual experiences with organizational policies and practices, inspires readers to engage in the possibilities of gender equitable futures, and encourages us to make such possibilities a reality in the academy. 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 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. Foreword--penny A. Pasque Acknowledgments Introduction From People To Policies: Enduring Inequalities And Inequities For Women Academics--kris De Welde And Andi Stepnick Part 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 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 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 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 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 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--amazon.com. From People To Policies : Enduring Inequalities And Inequities For Women Academics / Kris De Welde ; Andi Stepnick -- Part One: The Structure: Blocked Advancement, Marginalization, And Resource Inequalities -- Glass Ceilings And Gated Communities In Higher Education / Robert J. Hironimus-wendt ; Doreen A. Dedjoe -- Challenges Of Race And Gender For Black Women In The Academy / Candice P. Baldwin ; Monica D. Griffin -- Contingent Appointments And The Diminishing Voice, Agency, And Professionalism Of Women / Cecile H. Sam ; Adrianna Kezar -- Faculty Gender Inequity And The 'just Say No To Service' Fairytale / Karen Pyke -- Case Study: Lecturer Barnes: Long-term Contingent Faculty -- Part Two: Structure Meets Culture: Work-family Conflicts -- The Influence Of Departmental Culture On Academic Parents' And Pro-work Behaviors / Julie Kmec ; Amy Wharton ; Shanyuan Foo -- Assimilating To The Norm : Academic Women's Experiences With Work/family Policies / Catherine Richards Solomon -- The Eldercare Crisis And Implications For Women Faculty / Gretal Leibnitz ; Briana Morrison -- Case Study: Graduate Student Chastain: Navigating Gendered Family Work Expectations -- Part Three: Exclusionary Cultures: Intellectual And Identity Inequalities -- Perpetuating Inequality Through The Canons Of Disciplinary Knowledge / Barret Katuna -- Characteristics And Perceptions Of Women Of Color Faculty Nationally / Corrine Castro -- Women Sociologists And The Question Of Inclusion In The Academy / Kristin Marsh -- Not The Ideal Professor : Gender In The Academy / Laura Hirshfield -- Intersectional Invisibility And The Academic Work Experience Of Lesbian Faculty / Diana Bilimoria ; Abigail J. Stewart -- Case Study: Professor Liu: The Multiple Challenges For An Asian Woman Professor In The Social Science Field -- Part Four: Hostile Climates: Harassment And Incivility -- Gender Differences In Faculty Responses To Contrapower Harassment / Claudia Lampman -- Confronting Faculty Incivility And Mobbing / Amy Blackstone ; Susan K. Gardner -- From Trauma To Transformation For Women Of Color In The Academy / Molly Davis ; Halaevalu F. Ofehengaue Vakalahi ; Renay Scales -- Case Study: Professor Smith: Early-career Mobbing And Student Hostillities -- Part Five: Tools For Changing The Academy -- Multiple Perspectives For Creating Change In The Academy / Elizabeth Allan -- With So Many Problems, Where Do We Begin? : Building A Toolbox For Change / Abby L. Ferber -- Case Studies Of Resistance And Feminist Change. Edited By Kristine De Welde And Andi Stepnick ; Foreword By Penny A. Pasque. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Text In English.
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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 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. DISRUPTING THECULTURE OF SILENCE Confronting Gender Inequality and Making Change in Higher Education COPYRIGHT CONTENTS FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION From People to Policies: Enduring Inequalities and Inequities for Women Academics PART ONE THE STRUCTURE Blocked Advancement, Marginalization, and Resource Inequalities Academic Women’s Voices on the Academy’s Problematic Structures and Processes 1 GLASS CEILINGS AND GATED COMMUNITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION 2 CHALLENGES OF RACE AND GENDER FOR BLAC K WOMEN IN THE ACADEMY 3 CONTINGENT APPOINTMENTS AND THE DIMINISHING VOICE, AGENCY, AND PROFESSIONALISM OF WOMEN 4 FACULTY GENDER INEQUIT Y AND THE “JUST SAY NO TO SERVICE” FAIRY TALE CASE STUDY LECTURER BARNES: LONG-TERM CONTINGENT FACULTY PART TWO STRUCTURE MEETS CULTURE Work-Family Conflicts Academic Women’s Voices on Family Resources and Policy Issues 5 THE INFLUENCE OF DEPARTMENTAL CULTURE ON ACADEMIC PARENTS’ PRO-WORK BEHAVIORS 6 ASSIMILATING TO THE NORM Academic Women’s Experiences With Work-Family Policies 7 THE ELDERCARE CRISIS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR WOMEN FACULTY CASE STUDY GRADUATE STUDENT CHASTAIN: NAVIGATINGGENDERED FAMILY-WORK EXPECTATIONS PART THREE EXCLUSIONARY CULTURES Intellectual and Identity Inequalities Academic Women’s Voices on Marginalization and Exclusion 8 PERPETUATING INEQUALIT Y THROUGH THE CANONS OF DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE 9 CHARACTERISTICS AND PERCEPTIONS OF WOMEN OF COLOR FACULTY NATIONALLY 10 WOMEN SOCIOLOGISTS AND THE QUESTION OF INCLUSION IN THE ACADEMY 11 NOT THE IDEAL PROFESSOR Gender in the Academy 12 INTERSECTIONAL INVISIBILITY AND THE ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCES OF LESBIAN FACULTY CASE STUDY PROFESSOR LIU: THE MULTIPLE CHALLENGES FOR AN ASIAN WOMAN PROFESSOR IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCE FIELD PART FOUR HOSTILE CLIMATES Harassment and Incivility Academic Women’s Voices on Harassment, Incivility, and Trauma 13GENDER DIFFERENCESI N FACULTY RESPONSESTO CONTRAPOWERHARASSMENT 13 GENDER DIFFERENCES IN FACULTY RESPONSESTO CONTRAPOWER HARASSMENT 14 CONFRONTING FACULTY INCIVILITY AND MOBBING 15 WOMEN OF COLOR IN THE ACADEMY From Trauma to Transformation 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 17 WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS, WHERE DO WE BEGIN? Building a Toolbox for Change CASE STUDIES OF RESISTANCE AND FEMINIST CHANGE ONLINE RESOURCES ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS INDEX Related books from Stylus In addressing the unique issues related to the delivery of student services in the community college setting, this book fills a longstanding need to provide practitioners with a contextual framework for their work. Starting by providing the historical context to the development of student affairs in community colleges, this handbook describes the organization of key functions and current practice, and looks at the specific constraints, opportunities, changes and future challenges that practitioners face.

Community colleges are grappling with: the realities of shrinking resources; an increasingly diverse and disparate student body, with many attending part-time; demands for greater accountability; a generational change in leadership; and pressures to expand their missions as well as adopt educational technology – all of which have an impact on the role of student affairs.

Among the topics covered are: Partnering with Academic Affairs; Financing Student Affairs; Legal and Policy Issues; Strategic Planning and Assessment; Accreditation and Accountability; Technology for Communication and Engagement; Academic Support Services; Student Life and Student Engagement Programs and Services; Enrollment Management; and Services for Special Populations.

This handbook is intended for student affairs administrators and professionals at all stages of their careers, as well as for students in graduate preparation programs. “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 toolbox 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.” Page 4 of cover