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This text presents evidence of the work and action of feminists in academia and shows that there is still much to be done before academia is a safe and welcoming environment for women. Women integrate their experience with theory to document and challenge the obstacles to equality and difference.
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Breaking Boundaries Breaking Boundaries: Women in Higher Education Edited by Louise Morley and Val Walsh UK Taylor & Francis Ltd, 1 Gunpowder Sq., London EC4A 3DE USA Taylor & Francis Inc., 1900 Frost Road, Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007 © Selection and editorial material copyright Louise Morley and Val Walsh, 1996. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means. electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the Publisher. First published 1996 This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” A Catalogue Record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0-203-97868-4 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0 7484 0520 8 (pbk) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data are available on request Series cover design by Amanda Barragry Contents Section I WHEN (Women in Higher Education Network) 1 Introduction Louise Morley and Val Walsh 2 Diversity, Equity and Change Chapter 1 Women and Careers in Higher Education: What is the Problem? Christine Heward 9 Chapter 2 In the Prime of Their Lives? Older Women in Higher Education Meg Maguire 23 Chapter 3 Activists as Change Agents: Achievements and Limitations Liz Price and Judy Priest 36 Chapter 4 Good Practices, Bad Attitudes: An Examination of the Factors Influencing Women’s Academic Careers Jane Kettle 51 Chapter 5 Deaf Women Academics in Higher Education Ruth-Elaine Gibson 66 Chapter 6 Women in Management Education: The Token Topic? Pat Hornby and Sue Shaw 77 Chapter 7 Struggling for Inclusion: Black Women in Professional and Management Education Catharine Ross 89 Chapter 8 Equal Opportunities and Higher Education Maggie Humm 101 Section II Feminism in the Academy Chapter 9 Irish Women in Higher Education in England: From Invisibility to Recognition Breda Gray and Louise Ryan 110 v Chapter 10 Interrogating Patriarchy: The Challenges of Feminist Research Louise Morley 125 Chapter 11 Interdisciplinary Ideals and Institutional Impediments: A Case Study of Postgraduate Provision Elizabeth Bird 146 Chapter 12 The Power of Numbers: Quantitative Data and Equal Opportunities Research Máiréad Dunne 157 Chapter 13 Women and Disability in Higher Education: A Literature Search Alessandra Iantaffi 177 Chapter 14 Terms of Engagement: Pedagogy as a Healing Politic Val Walsh 184 Chapter 15 Mothering and Education: Reflexivity and Feminist Methodology Miriam David, Jackie Davies, Rosalind Edwards, Diane Reay and Kay Standing 205 Notes on Contributors 221 Index 225 WHEN (Women in Higher Education Network) WHEN is a national network spanning all sectors of Higher Education in the UK. It brings together academics, administrators, students and support staff from all disciplines and at all levels in HE