Shattering the Myths: Women in Academe

By Judith Glazer-Raymo

Book Overview

In Shattering the Myths, Judith Glazer-Raymo uses a critical feminist perspective to examine women's progress in higher education since 1970. She contrasts the activism of the 1970s, the passivity of the 1980s, and the ambivalence and antipathy demonstrated toward feminism in the 1990s. These waves of change, she explains, were brought about by external forces, by generational differences among women, and by intellectual and ideological struggles within the women's movement and the larger academic culture. In tracing three decades of women's progress in the academy, the author provides data from a variety of sources on women's rank, salary, employment status, and education. The book also draws on the experience of women faculty and administrators as they articulate and reflect on the social, economic, political, and ideological contexts in which they work and the multiple influences on their professional and personal lives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801866413
• ISBN13: 9780801866418
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Kicking Through The Glass Ceiling

As a young Filipino-American pursuing a career in higher education, I enjoyed reading Shattering the Myths. According to the data shown, women have clearly moved forward in attaining undergraduate and graduate degrees but continue to be underrepresented and underpaid in many career fields. Why must women follow male-dominated standards to gain equal status? Our reference point for business practice revolves around a male-centered referent. Changes must occur in our entire world of operation in order for women to attain economic and social justice. Collectively society can reinvent current organizational models of leadership. In the new model, "tokenism" must be discarded as the organization moves toward a deep commitment to and an appreciation for a woman's assets and her personal contributions.