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- Title
Turning Chutes into Ladders for Women Faculty: A Review and Roadmap for Equity in Academia.
- Authors
Cardel, Michelle I.; Dhurandhar, Emily; Yarar-Fisher, Ceren; Foster, Monica; Hidalgo, Bertha; McClure, Leslie A.; Pagoto, Sherry; Brown, Nathanial; Pekmezi, Dori; Sharafeldin, Noha; Willig, Amanda L.; Angelini, Christine
- Abstract
Despite signiï¬cant progress in recent decades, the recruitment, advancement, and promotion of women in academia remain low. Women represent a large portion of the talent pool in academia, and receive >50% of all PhDs, but this has not yet translated into sustained representation in faculty and leadership positions. Research indicates that women encounter numerous ‘‘chutes’’ that remove them from academia or provide setbacks to promotion at all stages of their careers. These include the perception that women are less competent and their outputs of lesser quality, implicit bias in teaching evaluations and grant funding decisions, and lower citation rates. This review aims to (1) synthesize the ‘‘chutes’’ that impede the careers of women faculty, and (2) provide feasible recommendations, or ‘‘ladders’’ for addressing these issues at all career levels. Enacting policies that function as ‘‘ladders’’ rather than ‘‘chutes’’ for academic women is essential to even the playing ï¬eld, achieve gender equity, and foster economic, societal, and cultural beneï¬ts of academia.
- Subjects
PSYCHOLOGY of college teachers; CORPORATE culture; EMPLOYEE recruitment; LEADERSHIP; SEX distribution; TEACHING; VOCATIONAL guidance; WAGES; PSYCHOLOGY of women employees; FINANCIAL management
- Publication
Journal of Women's Health (15409996), 2020, Vol 29, Issue 5, p721
- ISSN
1540-9996
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/jwh.2019.8027