EqualBITE: gender equality in higher education

Media type: E-Book

Title: EqualBITE : gender equality in higher education

Contains: Front Matter
Copyright page
Dedication
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
-- Gender in higher education: the current landscape in the UK / / Judy Robertson
The current landscape at the University of Edinburgh / / Judy Robertson
A model for change / / Alison Williams and Judy Robertson
-- Gender balancing your seminar speakers / / Vicky MacRae and Helen Sang
Gender balancing Wikipedia entries / / Melissa Highton
Gender balancing the curriculum / / Simon Fokt
Creating a safe space for classroom discussions / / Andy Hancock
Gender balancing your scholarly journal / / Ros Attenborough
Raising your profile on a grant application / / Judy Robertson and Barry Lovern
How to become a better scientific evaluator / / Meriem El Karoui and Judy Robertson
Gender and the Research Excellence Framework / / Emily Yarrow
Be sceptical when researchers claim sex differences / / Judy Robertson
-- Unconscious bias / / Derek Jones
Likeability and the double bind / / Alison Williams
Intersectionality / / Amy Burge
Educated Pass: engaging young males from low socio-economic status backgrounds with learning / / Neil M Speirs
Student recruitment: planning visit days / / Judy Robertson
Gender balancing staff recruitment: attracting the right candidates / / Lara Isbel and Judy Robertson
Gender balancing staff recruitment: shortlisting / / Stewart Anderson
Gender balancing staff recruitment: interviewing / / Judy Robertson
Advertise all opportunities large and small / / Jane Norman
Women, competition and beliefs / / Noémi Berlin
Proactive promotion / / Jon Turner , John Ravenscroft and Lara Isbel
Defining excellence / / Lara Isbel
Career progression on a shoestring / / Anonymous
Research isn't the only route / / Anonymous
Raising your profile within your organisation / / Lara Isbel and Sara Shinton
Career coaching for individuals / / Helen Sang
Talking about your achievements / / Lara Isbel
Salary negotiation / / Judy Robertson and Alison Williams
Get an international audience for your research without leaving your office / / Martyn Pickersgill
Approaches to planning your career / / Lara Isbel
-- Dealing with imposter syndrome / / Judy Robertson
Rose surprise: when your period comes early / / Hope Bretscher
Flexible working: being realistic / / Anonymous
Deadlines and diapers: being an academic dad / / Graham Baker
The kids are alright / / Gale Macleod and Jonathan Hearn
Show your daughters the joys of science / / Danai Korre
How to convince your family to let you study / / Theresia H. Mina
-- Stereotype threat / / Judy Robertson
A reflection on EUSA sexual harassment campaigns / / Chris Belous
A reflection on the University of Edinburgh's policy on sexual harassment / / Gavin Douglas
Tackling difficult situations: supporting your staff and students / / Anonymous
Support for students who report sexual harassment or assault / / Arianna Andreangeli , Daphne Loads and Lindsay Jack
Perspectives from students / / Lara Isbel and Judy Robertson
You can't be what you can't see: visible celebration of notable women / / Jo Spiller and Sarah Moffat.

Contributor: Robertson, Judy [Editor]; Williams, Alison [Editor]; Jones, Derek [Editor]; Isbel, Lara [Editor]; Loads, Daphne [Editor]; Maxwell, Elspeth [Illustrator]

Published: Rotterdam: Sense Publishers, 2018

Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 350 pages); illustrations

Language: English

ISBN: 9789463511414; 9463511415; 9789463511421; 9463511423; 9789463511438; 9463511431

Keywords: Education, Higher Research ; Education, Higher Research Methodology ; Enseignement supérieur - Recherche ; Enseignement supérieur - Recherche - Méthodologie ; Education, Higher - Research ; Education, Higher - Research - Methodology

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Footnote: Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-338) and index

Description: "The ivory tower, like other stately homes in the UK, might present a grand façade to the world but closer inspection reveals a dark, spidery basement full of inequalities." Gender imbalances still exist across all areas of higher education. From salaries and promotion, to representation in the curriculum, formal approaches and good intentions rarely address the full complexity. EqualBITE digs into the messy reality of higher education gender issues, presenting people's stories, experiences and frustrations and - more importantly - what can be done. University of Edinburgh students and staff share real-life experiences of gender challenges and opportunities, and their constructive responses. The book condenses current academic research into practical actions that do make a difference. EqualBITE is a pragmatic and positive response to gender issues in academia - a catalyst for creating a culture which is better for everyone. "We were so pleased to see this new guide to one aspect of diversity--gender equality--and to see how good it is: the book is comprehensive; it is raw, honest and personal; and it is very well written. It is a book both for reading cover-to-cover and for dipping into, and it will be enormously influential." - Jim Smith Director of Science, Wellcome Trust andamp; Gemma Tracey Diversity andamp; Inclusion Programme Manager - Science andamp; Research, Wellcome Trust "The balance between data and lived experience equip the reader with the vital understanding of the depth of institutionalised inequality...This is recommended reading for anyone working in higher education who truly wants to create a fairer culture of women." - Talat Yaqoob Director, Equate Scotland "I really enjoyed reading the recipes - they combine humour with practical advice on how to tackle important gender issues." - Fiona Watt Vice-Dean Research and Impact, Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, King's College London

Access State: Open Access

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