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In Search Of Best Practices On Gender Equity For University Faculty: An Update, Constance Z. Wagner
In Search Of Best Practices On Gender Equity For University Faculty: An Update, Constance Z. Wagner
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This article updates the author’s earlier work on the search for gender equity among women faculty in the university setting in the United States. The author reflects on the fact that some of the literature in this area does not sufficiently address the challenges facing women of color. She seeks to fill the gap in her own research by referencing best practices discussed in three recent books on the professional lives of university faculty who are women of color. She argues that future work on best practices for achieving gender equity must address issues of intersectionality of race, gender, and …
Change From Within: Using Task Forces And Best Practices To Achieve Gender Equity For University Faculty, Constance Z. Wagner
Change From Within: Using Task Forces And Best Practices To Achieve Gender Equity For University Faculty, Constance Z. Wagner
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This article focuses on the search for gender equity among women faculty in the university setting in the United States. The author advocates for the use of university task forces and the institutionalization of bestpractices for achieving gender equity as means to remove the persistent barriers to professional advancement experienced by many women faculty. Discriminatory treatment of faculty based on gender may be hidden andremain unacknowledged in some universities, so the process of uncovering such treatment and formulating recommendations for change is an important first step in the process of creating a work environment that is both fair and inviting …