Bias of Women Faculty in Higher Education

 My ongoing research updating my published book, Diverse Issues Of Women Professoriates: The How and Now Methods of  Bridging the Gap Between GED and Post-Secondary Education  is necessary for recent findings in Higher Education. Here I will present excerpts of recent research relating directly to my publication. 

The article I am referring to is entitled, 

 Women Faculty in Higher Education: A Case Study on Gender Bias                                       

 Teri Bingham and Susan Nix who are both Associate Professors at West Texas A&M University

Abstract

Their study examines the perceptions, of the female faculty members in higher education determine their views relating to gender bias in the workplace. The instrucment used for the study was a questionnaire to collect data from each participant regarding their beliefs of the value and productivity of their work, possible career disparity in the treatment based on gender, constraints placed on women because of care giving responsibilities, and potential limitations on their career. The outcome from the data emerged four categories that impact the lives of women. All issues are discussed and recommendations for policy changes are suggested.

Introduction 

University faculty are involved in a plethora of demanding work including teaching, scholarly activity, and professional service. Houston, Meyer and Paewai (2006) address the  difficulties of that work in the environment of academia.  The purpose of knowledge creation and knowledge transmission through research and teaching is stressed by Romainville (1996). Eventhough perception of a difference between the way male and female faculty are treated in work environment and this perception impacted them professionally.Women sense the quality of their work is more scruitinized and valued less than men's and believe that there are more constraints imposed on women because of home responsibilities. In addition to that is the perception that familial responsibitities limit careers advancement and fragment career growth. Williams (2004) explains the fact that women's lack of progress in academia is well documented. While there has been and increase of women who are tenured or on tenure tract in higher education, they are still underrepresented in many departments, colleges,  and universitie accordning to the Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession published by the American Association of University Professors (2010). Women continue to be treated differently than their male counterparts.

Purpose  of the Study

Initial purpose for this pilot study  was to determine women university faculty perceptions in a particular higher education climate. Through the use of a survey instrumennt, female faculty perceptions were ascertained regarding their beliefs of the value of their work and productivity, possible differences in treatment based on gender, constraints put on  women because of responsibilities in the home, and potential limitations on their career.

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