Women and the Challenge of STEM Professions
Thriving in a Chilly Climate
(Sprache: Englisch)
This timely volume identifies factors that impede the success of women in STEM professions and demonstrates the negative impact of sexual harassment on women's physical health, mental health, and job performance. Focusing specifically on the narratives of...
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This timely volume identifies factors that impede the success of women in STEM professions and demonstrates the negative impact of sexual harassment on women's physical health, mental health, and job performance. Focusing specifically on the narratives of women in higher education, the authors illuminate the structural and systemic barriers facing women working as graduate students, faculty, and administrators. Drawing on insights from the #metoo and #timesup movements as well as the Brett Kavanaugh Senate hearings, this book:- Provides real-life narratives as clarifying examples
- Validates the experiences of women struggling to negotiate the STEM workplace
- Recommends specific helpful practices for both women and employers
.This book will be a valuable resource for those in academia and the workplace, and serve as an illuminating of women's experience generally.
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Preface.- Chapter 1: The Landscape for Women in the Sciences: Persistence Amidst Societal and Institutional Barriers.- Chapter 2: Feminist Psychology and Sociocultural Precipitants to Women's Leadership.- Chapter 3. Organizational Culture and Climate: Historic Systemic Barriers for Women.- Chapter 3. Organizational Culture and Climate: Historic Systemic Barriers for Women.- Chapter 5: "Because you can't do it on your own": The Role of Support.- Chapter 5: "Because you can't do it on your own": The Role of Support.- Chapter 7: "Be Strong!" The Role of Self-Advocacy.- Chapter 8: Navigating "Mars:" Resisting Structural Barriers in Academia.- Chapter 9: Discussion of Findings.- Chapter 10: Recommendations and Commitments for Retaining STEM Women in the Academy.
Autoren-Porträt von Patricia Arredondo, Marie L. Miville, Christina M. Capodilupo, Tatiana Vera
Dr. Patricia Arredondo has dedicated her career to advancing multicultural competency development and social justice principles in organizations. Author/co-author of seven books and more than 100 refereed journal articles, book chapters, and training videos, she has presented her work in China, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Guatemala, Qatar, South Africa, and other countries. She is co-author of major multicultural counseling documents (Sue, Arredondo & McDavis, 1992; Arredondo, et al., 1996). Her books include Successful Diversity Management Initiatives, Counseling Latinas/os (co-authored), and her newest book Latinx Immigrants: Transcending Acculturation and Xenophobia (2018.). Her current research addresses gender-racial microaggressions in the workplace and Latina leadership competencies in higher education administration.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Patricia Arredondo , Marie L. Miville , Christina M. Capodilupo , Tatiana Vera
- 2022, 1st ed. 2022, XVIII, 120 Seiten, 2 farbige Abbildungen, Maße: 15,5 x 23,5 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Springer, Berlin
- ISBN-10: 3030622010
- ISBN-13: 9783030622015
Sprache:
Englisch
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