Intro; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Authors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Women in the Professoriate; 1.1 Women in the Contemporary Professoriate; 1.1.1 An International Problem; 1.1.2 Understanding the Problem; 1.2 At the Academic Frontier: A Historical Perspective; 1.3 Gender Equality and Gender Equity; 1.3.1 Gender Equality; 1.3.2 Gender Equity; 1.4 The Problem, the Challenge, and This Book; References; Chapter 2: The Higher the Fewer; 2.1 Background; 2.2 International Snapshots; 2.2.1 United States; 2.2.2 European Union
2.2.3 Nordic Countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) 2.2.4 Australia; 2.2.5 United Kingdom; 2.2.6 Patterns of "the Higher the Fewer"; 2.2.7 Women and Multiple Vulnerabilities; 2.3 The Pipeline Myth; 2.4 Cultural Influences; 2.4.1 Merit and the Academic Ladder; 2.4.2 Masculinities; 2.4.3 Postfeminism; 2.4.4 Neoliberalism; 2.5 Cumulative Disadvantages; 2.6 New Directions; References; Chapter 3: Climbing the Ladder; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Individual Influences; 3.2.1 Age; 3.2.2 Race and Ethnicity; 3.2.3 Confidence and Perceived Capability; 3.2.4 Academic Motivation
3.3 Academic Work Influences3.3.1 Balance and Value of Academic Work; 3.3.2 Research Productivity; 3.3.3 Teaching; 3.3.4 Service and Administrative Duties; 3.3.5 Academic Employment; 3.3.6 Career Satisfaction; 3.4 Academic Environment Influences; 3.4.1 Institutional and Faculty Climate; 3.4.2 Promotion; 3.4.3 Transparency of Decision-Making Processes; 3.4.4 Isolation; 3.4.5 Discriminatory Practices; 3.4.6 The Glass Ceiling and the Glass Cliff; 3.5 Resource Influences; 3.6 Social Influences; 3.6.1 Professional Relationships; 3.6.2 Work and Family; 3.7 Conclusion; References
5.1 Theorists, Concepts, and Data Kaleidoscopes5.2 Jacques Derrida: Deconstruction, Différance, and the Absent Presence; 5.3 Judith Butler: Performativity, Vulnerability, and Resistance; 5.4 Michêl Foucault: Power/Knowledge, Subjectivity, and Knowledge; 5.5 Gayatri Spivak and the Teaching Machine; 5.6 Sue Clark and Work-Family Border Theory; 5.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Snakes and Ladders; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Career Catalysts: "The Ladders"; 6.2.1 Catalysts: Individual Influences; 6.2.2 Catalysts: Academic Work Influences; 6.2.3 Catalysts: Academic Environment Influences
Chapter 4: Research Context and Design4.1 The Higher Education Context in Australia; 4.2 Research Design and Methods; 4.2.1 Overview of the Research Design; 4.2.2 Study A: Achievements and Aspirations of New Women Professors; 4.2.2.1 Phase 1: Survey; 4.2.2.2 Phase 2: Focus Groups; 4.2.2.3 Phase 3: Career Profiles; 4.2.3 Study B: Understanding Women's Work-Life Encounters; 4.2.3.1 Phase 4: Individual Interviews; 4.2.3.2 Phase 5: Work-Life Encounters; 4.2.3.3 Phase 6: Data Kaleidoscopes; 4.2.3.4 Phases 1 to 6 Reporting; 4.3 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Research Kaleidoscope
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This book explores the career paths of Australian women who have succeeded in achieving professorships and beyond, where for the most part, such positions are predominately occupied by males. It also explores the gendered culture that exists across faculties and universities as reported by participants in a survey questionnaire of 525 new professors (female and male), and nearly 30 interviews of women in Australian higher education, either in small focus groups or individually. Futher, it identifies catalysts for and inhibitors of success for women and looks in depth at "the boys' club" and how it impacts women's progression. The book also highlights how critical life decisions - doctoral study, work and family - shape the careers of academic women. It identifies five distinct career profiles for women academics and the pressure points and effective support for each profile. Thus, this book can assist women academics who are making life decisions and those supporting their career progression. It also provides insights into why affirmative action initiatives to improve the proportion of women in the professoriate have had minimal impact despite considerable investment over the past 30 years.