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Inspirational women in academia : supporting careers and improving minority representation / Natalia Kucirkova and Loleta Fahad.

By: Kucirkova, Natalia [author.].
Contributor(s): Fahad, Loleta [author.].
Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2023Edition: First Edition.Description: 194p.ISBN: 9781032026459.Subject(s): Women in higher education | Minorities -- Education (Higher) | Educational leadership | Discrimination in higher education | Interdisciplinary approach in educationDDC classification: 378.0082
Contents:
You, our reader, and us -- Unequal identities -- Time-bound identities -- The visible and invisible academic identities -- The resilient and collaborative identities -- The publicly engaged identity -- Writing identities -- Being Your Authentic Self -- Your mentoring identity -- Your leadership identity -- This book and us.
Summary: "Expert-led, interdisciplinary and international in scope, this insightful book aims to increase the representation and leadership potential of women working in academia, examining the intersection of multiple inequalities with a specific focus on gender, age and, ethnicity and disability. A carefully crafted response to educational inequalities, the volume posits an invitation for dialogue around what it means to have success in higher education. This book is ideal reading for any minority working in higher education interested in promotion processes, equality and diversity in the workplace and mentoring. It will also be of interest to providers of academic leadership courses, organisations and institutions promoting gender equality in Higher Education and supporting women's careers and improving the representation, progression and success of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff and students within higher education"--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

You, our reader, and us -- Unequal identities -- Time-bound identities -- The visible and invisible academic identities -- The resilient and collaborative identities -- The publicly engaged identity -- Writing identities -- Being Your Authentic Self -- Your mentoring identity -- Your leadership identity -- This book and us.

"Expert-led, interdisciplinary and international in scope, this insightful book aims to increase the representation and leadership potential of women working in academia, examining the intersection of multiple inequalities with a specific focus on gender, age and, ethnicity and disability. A carefully crafted response to educational inequalities, the volume posits an invitation for dialogue around what it means to have success in higher education. This book is ideal reading for any minority working in higher education interested in promotion processes, equality and diversity in the workplace and mentoring. It will also be of interest to providers of academic leadership courses, organisations and institutions promoting gender equality in Higher Education and supporting women's careers and improving the representation, progression and success of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff and students within higher education"--

English.

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