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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.
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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
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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