Overview
Expands on concerns raised by the #metoo and #timesup movements in the context of academia
Provides real-life narratives of women from diverse cultural backgrounds and gender identities
Recommends strategies to facilitate better working environments for women in STEM professions
Part of the book series: International and Cultural Psychology (ICUP)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Sexual harassment and assault
- #metoo movement
- #timesup movement
- sexual harassment in academia
- women in STEM
- STEM
- women's work equality
- women in academia
- feminism
- exclusion in STEM
- marginalization of women
- sexual harassment
- sexual assault
- higher education employment
- women in the workplace
- National Academy of Sciences
About this book
This timely volume identifies factors that impede the success of women in STEM professions and demonstrates the negative impact of sexual harassment on women’s physical health, mental health, and job performance. Focusing specifically on the narratives of women in higher education, the authors illuminate the structural and systemic barriers facing women working as graduate students, faculty, and administrators. Drawing on insights from the #metoo and #timesup movements as well as the Brett Kavanaugh Senate hearings, this book:
- Provides real-life narratives as clarifying examples
- Validates the experiences of women struggling to negotiate the STEM workplace
- Recommends specific helpful practices for both women and employers
.This book will be a valuable resource for those in academia and the workplace, and serve as an illuminating of women's experience generally.
Reviews
Nadya A. Fouad, Ph.D, ABPP
Mary and Ted Kellner Endowed Chair of Educational Psychology
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Distinguished Professor
This book is not just about women or for women!!! It’s about all of us and for all of us! Science is advanced to the benefit of everyone as a result of diverse perspectives and approaches to discovery that emanate though the lens of women of diverse ethnic and racial cultural traditions. This is more than about social justice - it is a required attribute in the continuous quest for TRUTH!
Orlando L. Taylor, PhD
Distinguished Senior Advisor to the President
Executive Director & Co-PI, Center for the Advancement of STEM Leadership
Fielding Graduate University
Many women of color have been in the trenches for decades in the movement toward greater representation and inclusion in the sciences. They have managed uncharted terrains without guides (e.g., colleagues), maps (e.g., frameworks, guidelines), or even adequate gear (e.g., words, concepts, and constructs). Their persistence uncovered valuable insights into how to find and build spaces to thrive. This book centers the voices of scientists, whose experiences as women of color in science fields lends a unique understanding of the enterprise of knowledge production. Their stories provide warmth and protection in an otherwise chilly climate for future generations of scientists.
Melanie Domenech-Rodríguez, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychology
Utah State University
Women and the Challenge of STEM Professions provides a thoughtful and refreshing view of the challenges for women leading in STEM. It offers compassionate insight into the difficulty and opportunity for women to remain in STEM and to be appreciated for their work as scientists. With historical perspective as well as real-world examples, the work is a fantastic reference for women who are aspiring, training for and enduring leadership in STEM disciplines, where women are not the dominant gender, and for men in STEM who are advocates and allies.
Goldie Smith Byrd, PhD
Director, Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Current servant leadership includes being a board member with the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, DiversityMBA, the Marie Fielder Social Justice Center, and the Latina Researchers Network. Dr. Arredondo is a Fellow of ACA and APA and was designated a Living Legend by ACA for her scholarship in multicultural competency development. For her leadership and scholarship in psychology, she was recognized as a Changemaker: Top 25 Psychologists of Color by the American Psychological Association in 2018. Dr. Arredondo is the recipient of many awards for her servant leadership as a social justice and inclusive diversity advocate. In 2018, she was the recipient of the Anthony J. Marsella Social Justice award from Psychologists for Social Responsibility. Additionally, she received the Leader of Color Award from Chicago-United in 2016, Hispanic Executive Award in 2014, and an honorary degree from the University of San Diego.
Currently, Dr. Arredondo is president of the Arredondo Advisory Group and Faculty Fellow with Fielding Graduate University. She is also on the faculty of the New Leadership Academy hosted by the University of Michigan. Her doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology is from Boston University. She is a licensed psychologist and National Certified Counselor. Dr. Arredondo is of Mexican American heritage, originally from Lorain, Ohio.
Marie Miville, PhD is a full professor with Columbia University. She is the author of two books and over 65 journal articles and book chapters dealing with multicultural issues in counseling and psychology. Dr. Miville is Associate Editor of the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development and is serving or has served on several other editorial boards. Dr. Miville is the Past-President of the National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA), the Book Series Editor for APA Division 44, and previously served as Vice President for Education and Training for the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 17 (2013-2016). She is an APA Fellow Division 17 & 45.
Christina Capodilupo, PhD earned her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Teachers College. She is an adjunct professor in New York City institutions and in private practice. Her areas of specialization include cultural competency development and microaggressions across gender and racial identities. She has several highly used journal articles and book chapter on microaggressions.
Tatiana Vera , B.A., is a doctoral student in the Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. She has a B.A. degree in psychology with a minor in Spanish literature and cultures from Barnard College and was an Athena Leadership Scholar/Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program Scholar.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Women and the Challenge of STEM Professions
Book Subtitle: Thriving in a Chilly Climate
Authors: Patricia Arredondo, Marie L. Miville, Christina M. Capodilupo, Tatiana Vera
Series Title: International and Cultural Psychology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62201-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-62201-5Published: 04 January 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-62202-2Published: 05 January 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-62203-9Published: 03 January 2022
Series ISSN: 1571-5507
Series E-ISSN: 2197-7984
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 120
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Gender Studies, Gender and Sexuality, Industrial and Organizational Psychology