Intro; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Authors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Women in the Professoriate; 1.1 Women in the Contemporary Professoriate; 1.1.1 An International Problem; 1.1.2 Understanding the Problem; 1.2 At the Academic Frontier: A Historical Perspective; 1.3 Gender Equality and Gender Equity; 1.3.1 Gender Equality; 1.3.2 Gender Equity; 1.4 The Problem, the Challenge, and This Book; References; Chapter 2: The Higher the Fewer; 2.1 Background; 2.2 International Snapshots; 2.2.1 United States; 2.2.2 European Union

2.2.3 Nordic Countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) 2.2.4 Australia; 2.2.5 United Kingdom; 2.2.6 Patterns of "the Higher the Fewer"; 2.2.7 Women and Multiple Vulnerabilities; 2.3 The Pipeline Myth; 2.4 Cultural Influences; 2.4.1 Merit and the Academic Ladder; 2.4.2 Masculinities; 2.4.3 Postfeminism; 2.4.4 Neoliberalism; 2.5 Cumulative Disadvantages; 2.6 New Directions; References; Chapter 3: Climbing the Ladder; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Individual Influences; 3.2.1 Age; 3.2.2 Race and Ethnicity; 3.2.3 Confidence and Perceived Capability; 3.2.4 Academic Motivation

3.3 Academic Work Influences3.3.1 Balance and Value of Academic Work; 3.3.2 Research Productivity; 3.3.3 Teaching; 3.3.4 Service and Administrative Duties; 3.3.5 Academic Employment; 3.3.6 Career Satisfaction; 3.4 Academic Environment Influences; 3.4.1 Institutional and Faculty Climate; 3.4.2 Promotion; 3.4.3 Transparency of Decision-Making Processes; 3.4.4 Isolation; 3.4.5 Discriminatory Practices; 3.4.6 The Glass Ceiling and the Glass Cliff; 3.5 Resource Influences; 3.6 Social Influences; 3.6.1 Professional Relationships; 3.6.2 Work and Family; 3.7 Conclusion; References

Chapter 4: Research Context and Design4.1 The Higher Education Context in Australia; 4.2 Research Design and Methods; 4.2.1 Overview of the Research Design; 4.2.2 Study A: Achievements and Aspirations of New Women Professors; 4.2.2.1 Phase 1: Survey; 4.2.2.2 Phase 2: Focus Groups; 4.2.2.3 Phase 3: Career Profiles; 4.2.3 Study B: Understanding Women's Work-Life Encounters; 4.2.3.1 Phase 4: Individual Interviews; 4.2.3.2 Phase 5: Work-Life Encounters; 4.2.3.3 Phase 6: Data Kaleidoscopes; 4.2.3.4 Phases 1 to 6 Reporting; 4.3 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Research Kaleidoscope

5.1 Theorists, Concepts, and Data Kaleidoscopes5.2 Jacques Derrida: Deconstruction, Différance, and the Absent Presence; 5.3 Judith Butler: Performativity, Vulnerability, and Resistance; 5.4 Michêl Foucault: Power/Knowledge, Subjectivity, and Knowledge; 5.5 Gayatri Spivak and the Teaching Machine; 5.6 Sue Clark and Work-Family Border Theory; 5.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Snakes and Ladders; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Career Catalysts: "The Ladders"; 6.2.1 Catalysts: Individual Influences; 6.2.2 Catalysts: Academic Work Influences; 6.2.3 Catalysts: Academic Environment Influences