Changing Collegial Culture to Break through the Academic Glass Ceiling

Changing Collegial Culture to Break through the Academic

Glass Ceiling

Changing Collegial Culture to Break through the Academic

Glass CeilingCheryl GeislerDean, Communication, Art & TechnologySimon Fraser Universitycgeisler@sfu.ca

Cheryl GeislerDean, Communication, Art & TechnologySimon Fraser Universitycgeisler@sfu.ca

I. The Academic Glass CeilingI. The Academic Glass Ceiling

National Academies 2010 ReportNational Academies 2010 Report

Success rate in promotion to full… no difference

BUT Time in rank before promotion … 2.9 yr gap Knowledge of institution’s policy on promotion

… significant difference Engaging in conversation on professional topics

with colleagues … significant difference

Success rate in promotion to full… no difference

BUT Time in rank before promotion … 2.9 yr gap Knowledge of institution’s policy on promotion

… significant difference Engaging in conversation on professional topics

with colleagues … significant difference

AgendaAgenda

I. The Academic Glass Ceiling II. The MEN Model for Change in the

Academy III. MEN in the University V. MEN in the Professions VI. What You Can Do

I. The Academic Glass Ceiling II. The MEN Model for Change in the

Academy III. MEN in the University V. MEN in the Professions VI. What You Can Do

II. The MEN Model for Change in the Academy

II. The MEN Model for Change in the Academy

Matrix OrganizationMatrix Organization

Collegial system Bureaucratic system

Collegial system Bureaucratic system

Matrix OrganizationMatrix Organization

Bureaucratic system = policy reform

Collegial system = cultural change

Bureaucratic system = policy reform

Collegial system = cultural change

Collegial SystemCollegial System

“social contract” of the academic professions

Intense collegiality Self-regulation Apprenticeship

“social contract” of the academic professions

Intense collegiality Self-regulation Apprenticeship

Changing Collegial CultureChanging Collegial Culture

Monitoring: make a case

Engagement: engage senior faculty

Networking: create networking patterns

Monitoring: make a case

Engagement: engage senior faculty

Networking: create networking patterns

III. MEN in the UniversityIII. MEN in the University

Monitoring at RensselaerMonitoring at Rensselaer

13+ Club Index 13 or more years since highest degree Index =

% of women in Club not yet promoted

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% of men in Club not yet promoted Index = 1 = parity

13+ Club Index 13 or more years since highest degree Index =

% of women in Club not yet promoted

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% of men in Club not yet promoted Index = 1 = parity

13+ Club DIY13+ Club DIY

List of the members with rank Year of terminal degree Gender Publicly available

List of the members with rank Year of terminal degree Gender Publicly available

Engagement & NetworkingEngagement & Networking

“Quiet” Phase Faculty Coaches Networking

“Quiet” Phase Faculty Coaches Networking

Changes in the 13+ IndexChanges in the 13+ Index

2001 2004 2007Women 0.48 0.36 0.35Men 0.21 0.17 0.21Index 2.3 2.1 1.7

MEN in a Professional SocietyMEN in a Professional Society

Role of the Professional SocietyRole of the Professional Society Control of Rewards

Peer Review Journal Publication Awards

Control of Networks Editorial boards Journal reviewers External letters

Control of Rewards Peer Review Journal Publication Awards

Control of Networks Editorial boards Journal reviewers External letters

MonitoringMonitoring

13+ Club in the Society Membership list Rank Gender Year of degree

Overall Index = 1.7

13+ Club in the Society Membership list Rank Gender Year of degree

Overall Index = 1.7

EngagementEngagement

Special Session Task Force “Quiet” Phase

Special Session Task Force “Quiet” Phase

NetworkingNetworking

Career Retreat 2-3 day get together 18-month networking groups Career Mentors

Career Retreat 2-3 day get together 18-month networking groups Career Mentors

Areas that Participants ChangeAreas that Participants Change

Changing patterns of work Restarting research programs Developing networks

Changing patterns of work Restarting research programs Developing networks

V. What You Can DoV. What You Can Do

1. Monitor promotion patterns

2.Engage the senior faculty

3.Network

1. Monitor promotion patterns

2.Engage the senior faculty

3.Network

ResourcesResources

The 13+ Club: A Metric for Understanding, Documenting, and Resisting Patterns of Non-Promotion to Full Professor. Geisler, Cheryl, Debbie Kaminski, and Robyn A. Berkley. The National Women’s Studies Association Journal 19(3), 2007, pp. 145-162.

cgeisler@sfu.ca

The 13+ Club: A Metric for Understanding, Documenting, and Resisting Patterns of Non-Promotion to Full Professor. Geisler, Cheryl, Debbie Kaminski, and Robyn A. Berkley. The National Women’s Studies Association Journal 19(3), 2007, pp. 145-162.

cgeisler@sfu.ca