Critical Approaches to Women and Gender in Higher Education - by Pamela L Eddy & Kelly Ward & Tehmina Khwaja (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This volume provides a critical examination of the status of women and gender in higher education today. Despite the increasing numbers of women in higher education, gendered structures continue to hinder women's advancement in academia. This book goes beyond the numbers to examine the issues facing those members of academia with non-dominant gender identities. The authors analyze higher education structures from a range of perspectives and offer recommendations at individual and institutional levels to encourage activism and advance equality in academia.

From the Back Cover

This volume provides a critical examination of the status of women and gender in higher education today. Despite the increasing numbers of women in higher education, gendered structures continue to hinder women's advancement in academia. This book goes beyond the numbers to examine the issues facing those members of academia with non-dominant gender identities. The authors analyze higher education structures from a range of perspectives and offer recommendations at individual and institutional levels to encourage activism and advance equality in academia.

About the Author

Pamela L. Eddy is Professor of Higher Education at the College of William and Mary, USA.
Kelly Ward is Professor of Higher Education and Chair of Educational Leadership, Sport Studies, and Counseling/Educational Psychology at Washington State University, USA.
Tehmina Khwaja is Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in Islamabad, Pakistan.