Academe's Glass Ceiling: Societal, Professional-Organizational, and Institutional Barriers to the Career Advancement of Academic Women.

Bain, Olga; Cummings, William

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Publication Date: 2000

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Academe's Glass Ceiling: Societal, Professional-Organizational, and Institutional Barriers to the Career Advancement of Academic Women.

Bain, Olga; Cummings, William

Comparative Education Review, v44 n4 p493-514 Nov 2000

A survey of 10 national systems of higher education found that less than 10 percent of professors were women, and the proportion of female professors was negatively related to institutional prestige. This academic "glass ceiling" was related to women's shorter careers, tenure issues during hard times, and women's lower level of academic productivity. (SV)

Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Environment, College Faculty, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Faculty College Relationship, Family Work Relationship, Higher Education, Professors, Promotion (Occupational), Sex Bias, Universities, Women Faculty, Work Environment

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