Women Negotiating Life in the Academy

Part 1: Why this book matters.- 1 Introduction.- Part 2: Our academic selves.- 2 Intergenerational feminism: Bringing my past into my future as a woman in the academy.- 3 Professional persistence: Portrait of a scholarly woman.- 4 Shared stories: Embracing collaborative leadership for wellbeing.- 5 Boots on the ground: Lived experiences of female academic leaders in higher education.- 6 Lucy in the sky with the diamonds: Superimposing c.v. line items on the "becoming" and "unbecoming" of two she academics.- 7 Professional identity: Creating stories in the academy.- 8 Betwixt and between: Navigating academia as a higher education professional.- 9 Negotiating the invisible maze as an academic professional.- Part 3: Negotiating roles and identities in addition to the academy.- 10 Looking back as a way to move forward: A narrative journey towards self.- 11 Driving to make change while being a constant: The unseen responsibilities of a doctoral student, mother, and more.- 12 Shaping love asexperience: Travelling within and across (academic) worlds as women of colour.- 13 Feeling the rhythms: On becoming mother with/in the academy.- 14 Storying the balancing act of academic leadership and family.- 15 Skating on thin ice: Balancing the life of a skating rink mom and scholar.- 16 Many irons in the fire: Balancing the expectations of others and self while pursuing professional goals.- 17 Increasing the visibility of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.- Part 4: Conclusion.- 18 Looking forward: Implications for the future of women in the academy.