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Changing Collegial Culture to Break through the Academic Glass Ceiling

Changing Collegial Culture to Break through the Academic Glass Ceiling. Cheryl Geisler Dean, Communication, Art & Technology Simon Fraser University cgeisler@sfu.ca. I. The Academic Glass Ceiling. National Academies 2010 Report. Success rate in promotion to full… no difference BUT

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Changing Collegial Culture to Break through the Academic Glass Ceiling

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  1. Changing Collegial Culture to Break through the Academic Glass Ceiling Cheryl Geisler Dean, Communication, Art & Technology Simon Fraser University cgeisler@sfu.ca

  2. I. The Academic Glass Ceiling

  3. National Academies 2010 Report • Success rate in promotion to full… no difference BUT • Time in rank before promotion … 2.9 yr gap • Knowledge of institution’s policy on promotion … significant difference • Engaging in conversation on professional topics with colleagues … significant difference

  4. Agenda • I. The Academic Glass Ceiling • II. The MEN Model for Change in the Academy • III. MEN in the University • V. MEN in the Professions • VI. What You Can Do

  5. II. The MEN Model for Change in the Academy

  6. Matrix Organization • Collegial system • Bureaucratic system

  7. Matrix Organization • Bureaucratic system = policy reform • Collegial system = cultural change

  8. Collegial System • “social contract” of the academic professions • Intense collegiality • Self-regulation • Apprenticeship

  9. Changing Collegial Culture • Monitoring: make a case • Engagement: engage senior faculty • Networking: create networking patterns

  10. III. MEN in the University

  11. Monitoring at Rensselaer • 13+ Club Index • 13 or more years since highest degree • Index = % of women in Club not yet promoted ----------------------------------------- % of men in Club not yet promoted • Index = 1 = parity

  12. 13+ Club DIY • List of the members with rank • Year of terminal degree • Gender • Publicly available

  13. Engagement & Networking • “Quiet” Phase • Faculty Coaches • Networking

  14. Changes in the 13+ Index

  15. MEN in a Professional Society

  16. Role of the Professional Society • Control of Rewards • Peer Review • Journal Publication • Awards • Control of Networks • Editorial boards • Journal reviewers • External letters

  17. Monitoring • 13+ Club in the Society • Membership list • Rank • Gender • Year of degree • Overall Index = 1.7

  18. Engagement • Special Session • Task Force • “Quiet” Phase

  19. Networking • Career Retreat • 2-3 day get together • 18-month networking groups • Career Mentors

  20. Areas that Participants Change • Changing patterns of work • Restarting research programs • Developing networks

  21. V. What You Can Do • Monitorpromotion patterns • Engage the senior faculty • Network

  22. Resources • The 13+ Club: A Metric for Understanding, Documenting, and Resisting Patterns of Non-Promotion to Full Professor. Geisler, Cheryl, Debbie Kaminski, and Robyn A. Berkley. The National Women’s Studies Association Journal 19(3), 2007, pp. 145-162. • cgeisler@sfu.ca

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