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Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia

Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia Utah State University Press, 2012. Prof. Carmen G. González Seattle University School of Law Prof. Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs Seattle University. Percentage of U.S. Full-Time Faculty Positions held by

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Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia

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  1. Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia Utah State University Press, 2012 Prof. Carmen G. González Seattle University School of Law Prof. Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs Seattle University

  2. Percentage of U.S. Full-Time Faculty Positions held by Women of Color Total:  7.5 Non-tenure track lecturers and instructors:  10.4 Assistant professors:   9.9 Associate professors: 6.6 Full professors: 3.4

  3. Challenge of being viewed as "other" and "inferior"

  4. Being pigeonholed as race/gender expert • Devaluation of race/gender scholarship • Discounting of ability to teach and write in areas other than race/gender

  5. Lack of mentoring

  6. Extra "identity work" to overcome "affirmative action hire" presumption

  7. Tokenism • Heightened visibility as symbol of race • Threats to physical and mental health posed by workplace subordination

  8. Gender and racial bias in student evaluations

  9. Class bias in higher education

  10. Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia Utah State University Press, 2012 Prof. Carmen G. González Seattle University School of Law Prof. Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs Seattle University

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