In this new volume, editors Lynn H. Collins, Joan C. Chrisler, and Kathryn Quina provide a wealth of information about institutional pitfalls in higher education professions, advice on how to handle difficult situations, and encouragement to those who persevere in their pursuit of an academic career.

Foreword - Joann Claire Silverberg A Feminist Classicist Reflects on Athena Introduction - Joan C Chrisler, Lynn H Collins and Kathryn Quina PART ONE: THE CURRENT STATUS OF WOMEN IN ACADEME Working in the Ivory Basement - Nijole V Benokraitis Subtle Sex Discrimination in Higher Education Searching for Congruity - Alberta Gloria Reflections of an Untenured Woman of Color On Overcoming Bureaucracy - Kathryn Quina A Tale of Grievance Competition and Contact - Lynn H Collins The Dynamics Behind Resistance to Affirmative Action in Academe A Woman′s Search for Belonging in Academia - Chris D Erickson Be Black for Me - Ethel Morgan Smith Paying Athena - Ellin Kofsky Scholnick Statistics, Statutes and Strategies PART TWO: WOMEN′S ROLES AND CAREER DECISIONS Teacher versus Scholar - Joan C Chrisler Role Conflict for Women? The ABD Faculty Blues - Michelle R Dunlap Getting Organized for the Dissertation and Beyond Career Strategies I Stumbled Upon - Loraine K Obler Student Evaluations - Susan A Basow The Role of Gender Bias and Teaching Styles Money Matters - Suzanna Rose and Mona J E Danner The Art of Negotiation for Women Faculty PART THREE: ASSUMING LEADERSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION Women as Faculty Leaders - Joan C Chrisler, Linda Herr and Nelly K Murstein Women Administrators in Higher Education - Mary K Madsen Strategy Notes for the Equity Struggle - Claire Porac Women Academics in a Canadian Context Breaking the (Plexi-)glass Ceiling in Higher Education - Kathryn Quina, Maureen Cotter and Kim Romenesko Creating a Feminist Mentoring Network - Mary Zahm The Pro Forma Review That Wasn′t - Anonymous PART FOUR: TAKING CHARGE AND TAKING CARE Standing up, Talking Back and Taking Charge - Bernice Lott and Lisa M Rocchio What I′ve Learned about Addressing Sexual Harrassment, Protecting Students and Keeping a Job - Maryka Biaggio Coping with Adversity - Linda L Carli Do Unto Others - Regina Bento La Llorona in Academe - Ester Ruiz Rodriquez Afterword - Mary Gray