This study analyzes senior women faculty's discourses about personal and professional experiences they believe contributed to their advancement in academic careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The purpose of the study is to understand factors that activate women's success in STEM disciplines where women's representation has not yet attained critical mass. A poststructuralist emphasis on complexity and changing nature of power relations offers a framework that illuminates the ways in which elite women navigate social inequalities, hierarchies of power, and non-democratic practices. Feminist poststructural discourse analysis (FPDA) methods allow analysis of women's talk about their experiences in order to understand the women's complex, shifting positions. Eight female tenured full professors of STEM at research-focused universities in the United States participated in the study. Data sources were in-depth semi-structured interviews, a demographic survey, and curricula vitae. Findings will help shape programs and policies aimed at increasing female representation and promoting achievement at senior levels in academic STEM fields.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1062911 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Mullet, Dianna Rose |
| Contributors | Rinn, Anne N., Kettler, Todd, Izen, Cornelia, Mehta, Smita S., Nuñez-Janes, Mariela |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vii, 125 pages, Text |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | Public, Mullet, Dianna Rose, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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