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 A Feminist Classicist Reflects on Athena - Joan C Chrisler, Lynn H Collins and Kathryn Quina Introduction PART ONE: THE CURRENT STATUS OF WOMEN IN ACADEME - Nijole V Benokraitis Working in the Ivory Basement Subtle Sex Discrimination in Higher Education - Alberta Gloria Searching for Congruity Reflections of an Untenured Woman of Color - Kathryn Quina On Overcoming Bureaucracy A Tale of Grievance - Lynn H Collins Competition and Contact The Dynamics Behind Resistance to Affirmative Action in Academe - Chris D Erickson A Woman's Search for Belonging in Academia - Ethel Morgan Smith Be Black for Me - Ellin Kofsky Scholnick Paying Athena Statistics, Statutes and Strategies PART TWO: WOMEN'S ROLES AND CAREER DECISIONS - Joan C Chrisler Teacher versus Scholar Role Conflict for Women? - Michelle R Dunlap The ABD Faculty Blues Getting Organized for the Dissertation and Beyond - Loraine K Obler Career Strategies I Stumbled Upon - Susan A Basow Student Evaluations The Role of Gender Bias and Teaching Styles - Suzanna Rose and Mona J E Danner Money Matters The Art of Negotiation for Women Faculty PART THREE: ASSUMING LEADERSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION - Joan C Chrisler, Linda Herr and Nelly K Murstein Women as Faculty Leaders - Mary K Madsen Women Administrators in Higher Education - Claire Porac Strategy Notes for the Equity Struggle Women Academics in a Canadian Context - Kathryn Quina, Maureen Cotter and Kim Romenesko Breaking the (Plexi-)glass Ceiling in Higher Education - Mary Zahm Creating a Feminist Mentoring Network - Anonymous The Pro Forma Review That Wasn't PART FOUR: TAKING CHARGE AND TAKING CARE - Bernice Lott and Lisa M Rocchio Standing up, Talking Back and Taking Charge - Maryka Biaggio What I've Learned about Addressing Sexual Harrassment, Protecting Students /f003and/f001 Keeping a Job - Linda L Carli Coping with Adversity - Regina Bento Do Unto Others - Ester Ruiz Rodriquez La Llorona in Academe - Mary Gray Afterword