Generational Dispositions of Women Faculty: A Critical Examination

Abstract

Gender inequity endures in the academic profession, and has resulted in experiences that have now shaped the professional dispositions of generations of academic women. This chapter employs a critical lens to examine gender inequity in the academic profession, particularly through the perception of women faculty of the Boomer generation. The Boomer generation’s unique place in the history of women’s advancement in the academic profession provides us with a distinctive context through which to assess gender equity in the academic profession.