Resilient Classroom Series: Pink Ivory Towers – Being a Woman in Academia
Wednesday, June 18
10–11:30 am
Killam Library, Room B400*
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“There’s something special about a woman who dominates in a man’s world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an answer.” – Rihanna, Barbadian singer and businesswoman
Countless studies have highlighted the many expressions of gender inequality that women in academia face, such as systemic discrimination, precarious teaching contracts, gender wage gaps, negatively biased student evaluations, and underrepresentation in more senior roles (Johnstone & Momani, 2024). In this in-person session, join CLT and Dalhousie’s very own Rachael Johnstone, editor of Glass Ceilings and Ivory Towers: Gender Inequality in the Canadian Academy to learn:
- How gender inequality manifests in the daily academic lives of women in academia
- Structural and systemic challenges women academics experience
- How intersectionality influences gender inequality for woman academics (e.g., race, age)
This session will provide a safe space to share personal experiences if you wish. We will collectively explore approaches and brainstorm strategies (e.g., compassionate pedagogy, allyship, social media) that can be used to chip away at the structural and systemic factors that perpetuate gender inequality in academia.
Facilitator
Daniella Sieukaran, Senior Educational Developer (Program Development), CLT
Guest Speaker
Rachael Johnstone, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Intended Audience
- Instructors
- Graduate Students
- Teaching Assistants
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