Career Strategies for Women in Academia Arming Athena [Paperback]

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'.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 - 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