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Women Educators' Experiences during COVID-19

On the Front Lines

Edited by Victoria McDermott; Amy R. May; Teresa Heinz Housel; Erica Knotts; Stevie M. Munz and Leandra Hinojosa Hernández - Contributions by Symone Campbell; Chin-Chung Chao; Dawn Culpepper; Rita Daniels; Anuraj Dhillon; Leandra Hinojosa Hernández; Teresa Heinz Housel; Sarah Kilmer; Erica Knotts; Megan Lambertz-Berndt; Ashley Leveille; Amy R. May; Isabella McCord; Victoria McDermott; Stevie M. Munz; Neta Peretz; Rachel L. Reilly; Alena Ruggerio; Elaine Schnabel; Patty Sotirin; Lakelyn E. Taylor; Olivia Truban and Ming Xie

Women Educators’ Experiences During COVID-19: On the Front Lines examines the gendered experiences, challenges, and rapid changes faced by women in higher education during COVID-19. The book’s chapters cover lived experiences ranging from graduate students navigating the pandemic to those grappling with balancing motherhood and the academy. Through these diverse perspectives, this edited collection explores the impact of the diversity and nuances of the feminine identity on navigating higher education during an international health crisis. Ultimately, contributors provide recommendations for best practices and suggestions for change for administrators, faculty, and policymakers to dismantle the academy as a male-dominated institution. Scholars of communication, gender studies, and higher education will find this book of particular interest.

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Lexington Books
Pages: 300 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-66691-702-4 • Hardback • September 2023 • $110.00 • (£85.00)
Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Social Science / Women's Studies, Psychology / General

Victoria McDermott is assistant professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Amy R. May is assistant professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Teresa Heinz Housel is a senior tutor in the School of Journalism, Communication and Marketing at Massey University of New Zealand.

Erica Knotts is senior instructor of communication and program coordinator for the Conflict Management Certificate in the Department of Communication, Media, and Cinema at Southern Oregon University.

Stevie M. Munz is associate professor in the Department of Communication at Utah Valley University.

Leandra H. Hernández is assistant professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Utah.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Victoria McDermott, Amy R. May, Teresa Heinz Housel, Erica Knotts, Stevie M. Munz, Leandra H. Hernández

Part 1: Women’s Experiences

Chapter 1: The Never-ending Pandemic(s): A Narrative Analysis on Black Women Educators Dealing with COVID, Sexism, and Racism

Aisha Powell, Symone Campbell, and Ashley Leveille

Chapter 2: The Radical Specificity of COVID Autoethnographic MotherWriting

Patty Sotirin

Chapter 3: “I Want to be the Supporter, Not the Supported”: The Impact of Unreciprocated Caregiving on Women Faculty During COVID-19

Rachel L. Reilly

Chapter 4: Balancing Academic Mothers and Academic Scholars: Gender Imbalances in Service Loads in Academic Institutions

Chin-Chung Chao and Ming Xie

Chapter 5: The Soul of Working Women: Holistic Identity Challenges for Women Graduate Students During COVID-19

Lakelyn E. Taylor and Elaine Schnabel

Chapter 6: Stories of Effective and Ineffective Support for Women Faculty through Lockdowns, Wildfires, and Budget Cuts

Erica Knotts, Alena Ruggerio, and Isabella McCord

Chapter 7: :”I Don’t Have Ducks, They’re Not in a Line. I Have a Squirrels at a Rave”: Higher Education Administrators’ Meaning-Making of COVID-19

Victoria McDermott, and Olivia Truban

Part 2: COVID-19 Initiatives

Chapter 8: Deconstructing COVID-19 Pandemic Institutional Initiatives: Where Do Women Academics Fit?

Rita Daniels

Chapter 9: ”Asking Us to Do More With Less”: Academic Mother’s Muted Experiences During the “Shecession”

Megan Lambertz-Berndt and Anuraj Dhillon

Chapter 10: Pandemic Impact Statements: Challenges, Opportunities, and Considerations for Gender Equity in Academe

Dawn Culpepper and Sarah Kilmer

Part 3: Recommendations/Conclusion

Conclusion

Victoria McDermott, Amy R. May, Teresa Heinz Housel, Erica Knotts, Stevie M. Munz, Leandra H. Hernández

About the Editors

About the Contributors

“Academic women—If your “Things I don’t have time to do” list is expanding daily and if you’re tired of institutional platitudes about wellbeing, this book will resonate. The authors write with grace and insight about the challenges female academics face and how the pandemic accelerated these. Prepare to have a lot of “Well said!” thoughts as you turn the pages."


— Heather Kavan, Massey University


“This edited collection opens up important conversations about the experiences of faculty and students during this health crisis, with attention to the many ways gender bias intersected with other forms of discrimination and marginalization. The summary section on rights and recommendations should be required reading for those who hope to improve academic environments in the future."


— Faber McAlister, Drake University


Women Educators' Experiences during COVID-19

On the Front Lines

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Hardback
Summary
Summary
  • Women Educators’ Experiences During COVID-19: On the Front Lines examines the gendered experiences, challenges, and rapid changes faced by women in higher education during COVID-19. The book’s chapters cover lived experiences ranging from graduate students navigating the pandemic to those grappling with balancing motherhood and the academy. Through these diverse perspectives, this edited collection explores the impact of the diversity and nuances of the feminine identity on navigating higher education during an international health crisis. Ultimately, contributors provide recommendations for best practices and suggestions for change for administrators, faculty, and policymakers to dismantle the academy as a male-dominated institution. Scholars of communication, gender studies, and higher education will find this book of particular interest.

Details
Details
  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 300 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½
    978-1-66691-702-4 • Hardback • September 2023 • $110.00 • (£85.00)
    Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Social Science / Women's Studies, Psychology / General
Author
Author
  • Victoria McDermott is assistant professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

    Amy R. May is assistant professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

    Teresa Heinz Housel is a senior tutor in the School of Journalism, Communication and Marketing at Massey University of New Zealand.

    Erica Knotts is senior instructor of communication and program coordinator for the Conflict Management Certificate in the Department of Communication, Media, and Cinema at Southern Oregon University.

    Stevie M. Munz is associate professor in the Department of Communication at Utah Valley University.

    Leandra H. Hernández is assistant professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Utah.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments

    Introduction

    Victoria McDermott, Amy R. May, Teresa Heinz Housel, Erica Knotts, Stevie M. Munz, Leandra H. Hernández

    Part 1: Women’s Experiences

    Chapter 1: The Never-ending Pandemic(s): A Narrative Analysis on Black Women Educators Dealing with COVID, Sexism, and Racism

    Aisha Powell, Symone Campbell, and Ashley Leveille

    Chapter 2: The Radical Specificity of COVID Autoethnographic MotherWriting

    Patty Sotirin

    Chapter 3: “I Want to be the Supporter, Not the Supported”: The Impact of Unreciprocated Caregiving on Women Faculty During COVID-19

    Rachel L. Reilly

    Chapter 4: Balancing Academic Mothers and Academic Scholars: Gender Imbalances in Service Loads in Academic Institutions

    Chin-Chung Chao and Ming Xie

    Chapter 5: The Soul of Working Women: Holistic Identity Challenges for Women Graduate Students During COVID-19

    Lakelyn E. Taylor and Elaine Schnabel

    Chapter 6: Stories of Effective and Ineffective Support for Women Faculty through Lockdowns, Wildfires, and Budget Cuts

    Erica Knotts, Alena Ruggerio, and Isabella McCord

    Chapter 7: :”I Don’t Have Ducks, They’re Not in a Line. I Have a Squirrels at a Rave”: Higher Education Administrators’ Meaning-Making of COVID-19

    Victoria McDermott, and Olivia Truban

    Part 2: COVID-19 Initiatives

    Chapter 8: Deconstructing COVID-19 Pandemic Institutional Initiatives: Where Do Women Academics Fit?

    Rita Daniels

    Chapter 9: ”Asking Us to Do More With Less”: Academic Mother’s Muted Experiences During the “Shecession”

    Megan Lambertz-Berndt and Anuraj Dhillon

    Chapter 10: Pandemic Impact Statements: Challenges, Opportunities, and Considerations for Gender Equity in Academe

    Dawn Culpepper and Sarah Kilmer

    Part 3: Recommendations/Conclusion

    Conclusion

    Victoria McDermott, Amy R. May, Teresa Heinz Housel, Erica Knotts, Stevie M. Munz, Leandra H. Hernández

    About the Editors

    About the Contributors

Reviews
Reviews
  • “Academic women—If your “Things I don’t have time to do” list is expanding daily and if you’re tired of institutional platitudes about wellbeing, this book will resonate. The authors write with grace and insight about the challenges female academics face and how the pandemic accelerated these. Prepare to have a lot of “Well said!” thoughts as you turn the pages."


    — Heather Kavan, Massey University


    “This edited collection opens up important conversations about the experiences of faculty and students during this health crisis, with attention to the many ways gender bias intersected with other forms of discrimination and marginalization. The summary section on rights and recommendations should be required reading for those who hope to improve academic environments in the future."


    — Faber McAlister, Drake University


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