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Turning Chutes into Ladders for Women Faculty: A Review and Roadmap for Equity in Academia
Journal of women's health (Larchmont, N.Y. 2002), v 29(5), pp 721-733
May 2020
PMID: 32043918
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Abstract
Despite significant 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 field, achieve gender equity, and foster economic, societal, and cultural benefits of academia.
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- Title
- Turning Chutes into Ladders for Women Faculty: A Review and Roadmap for Equity in Academia
- Creators
- Michelle I Cardel - University of Florida HealthEmily Dhurandhar - Texas Tech UniversityCeren Yarar-Fisher - University of Alabama at BirminghamMonica Foster - University of FloridaBertha Hidalgo - University of Alabama at BirminghamLeslie A McClure - Drexel UniversitySherry Pagoto - University of ConnecticutNathanial Brown - Pennsylvania State UniversityDori Pekmezi - University of Alabama at BirminghamNoha Sharafeldin - University of Alabama at BirminghamAmanda L Willig - University of Alabama at BirminghamChristine Angelini - University of Florida
- Publication Details
- Journal of women's health (Larchmont, N.Y. 2002), v 29(5), pp 721-733
- Publisher
- Mary Ann Liebert
- Grant note
- K01 HL141535 / NHLBI NIH HHS P30 DK056336 / NIDDK NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000512695400001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85084784383
- Other Identifier
- 991019168354604721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Women's Studies