Career Strategies for Women in Academia

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 SilverbergA Feminist Classicist Reflects on AthenaIntroduction - Joan C Chrisler, Lynn H Collins and Kathryn QuinaPART ONE: THE CURRENT STATUS OF WOMEN IN ACADEMEWorking in the Ivory Basement - Nijole V BenokraitisSubtle Sex Discrimination in Higher EducationSearching for Congruity - Alberta GloriaReflections of an Untenured Woman of ColorOn Overcoming Bureaucracy - Kathryn QuinaA Tale of GrievanceCompetition and Contact - Lynn H CollinsThe Dynamics Behind Resistance to Affirmative Action in AcademeA Woman′s Search for Belonging in Academia - Chris D EricksonBe Black for Me - Ethel Morgan SmithPaying Athena - Ellin Kofsky ScholnickStatistics, Statutes and StrategiesPART TWO: WOMEN′S ROLES AND CAREER DECISIONSTeacher versus Scholar - Joan C ChrislerRole Conflict for Women?The ABD Faculty Blues - Michelle R DunlapGetting Organized for the Dissertation and BeyondCareer Strategies I Stumbled Upon - Loraine K OblerStudent Evaluations - Susan A BasowThe Role of Gender Bias and Teaching StylesMoney Matters - Suzanna Rose and Mona J E DannerThe Art of Negotiation for Women FacultyPART THREE: ASSUMING LEADERSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATIONWomen as Faculty Leaders - Joan C Chrisler, Linda Herr and Nelly K MursteinWomen Administrators in Higher Education - Mary K MadsenStrategy Notes for the Equity Struggle - Claire PoracWomen Academics in a Canadian ContextBreaking the (Plexi-)glass Ceiling in Higher Education - Kathryn Quina, Maureen Cotter and Kim RomeneskoCreating a Feminist Mentoring Network - Mary ZahmThe Pro Forma Review That Wasn′t - AnonymousPART FOUR: TAKING CHARGE AND TAKING CAREStanding up, Talking Back and Taking Charge - Bernice Lott and Lisa M RocchioWhat I′ve Learned about Addressing Sexual Harrassment, Protecting Students and Keeping a Job - Maryka BiaggioCoping with Adversity - Linda L CarliDo Unto Others - Regina BentoLa Llorona in Academe - Ester Ruiz RodriquezAfterword - Mary Gray