@article{1451597,
      author = {Handforth, Rachel.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1451597},
      title = {Belonging, gender and identity in the doctoral years :  across time and space /},
      publisher = {Palgrave Macmillan,},
      abstract = {"Despite years of recognition of leaky pipelines and glass  ceilings, women doctoral researchers still face a myriad of  obstacles. Given old barriers and new uncertainties, a  fragile balance of probabilities predicts whether these  scholars have either the opportunity or the desire to enter  a post-PhD academic career. Creating a framework based on  the compelling concept of belonging, Rachel Handforth  produces a refreshingly original analysis of the narratives  of women in three broad and contrasting subject fields who  are struggling to feel at home in the academy." - Sandra  Acker, Professor Emerita, Department of Social Justice  Education, University of Toronto, Canada This book uses  belonging as a lens through which to understand women  students experiences of studying for a doctorate, exploring  the impact of academic cultures on career aspirations.  Drawing on discourses of neoliberalism and academic  identities, it makes a valuable contribution to ongoing  discussions of gender inequality in the academy. Based on  data gathered from women doctoral students in the UK, this  book offers a contemporary, research-informed understanding  of the doctorate as an inherently gendered experience,  which has implications for individuals, academic  institutions, and for the future of the academic sector.  The book will be of interest to academics working in the  area of doctoral education, doctoral supervisors and those  involved in doctoral student support, including researcher  developers and individuals working in graduate schools, as  well as doctoral students themselves. Dr. Rachel Handforth  is currently Research and Evaluation Project Manager at the  Careers Research and Advisory Centre and works on the Vitae  programme. She is also an Associate Lecturer at Sheffield  Hallam University, UK.},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11950-7},
      recid = {1451597},
      pages = {1 online resource.},
      address = {Cham, Switzerland :},
      year = {2022},
}