Gender Patterns in Faculty Participation: A Decade of Experience at a Mid-sized University

Maroussia Ahmed
, Margaret Denton
, Julia S. O’Connor
, Isik Urla Zeytinoglu

Abstract

This article examines the progress made at a mid-sized Ontario university in reducing gender differences in faculty participation and experience of participation in university administration, decision-making, teaching, research, and other professional activities. Based on a survey of female and male faculty and the report of a Task Force on the Integration of Female Faculty, a number of recommendations were to be implemented beginning in the 1992/93 academic year. Progress is examined in light of a commitment to integration based on the principles of inclusion, visibility of procedure, equitable treatment, and climate of support. The article concludes by discussing issues related to participation, which have relevance beyond the specifics of this case.

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2017-05-12



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Ahmed, M., Denton, M., O’Connor, J. S., & Zeytinoglu, I. U. (2017). Gender Patterns in Faculty Participation: A Decade of Experience at a Mid-sized University. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 29(3), 1–32. https://doi.org/10.47678/cjhe.v29i3.183332