GWS 220 Lecture Notes - Deeper Understanding, Academic Tenure, Curriculum Vitae

• School: URI
• Department: Gender and Women's Studies
• Course: GWS 220
• Professor: Elizabeth Herron

Document Summary

Nonprofits (zoos, aquariums, museums, conservations organizations, research foundations) Decision to have children often sidetracks women"s careers. These factors often dissuade women form e=seeking careers in scientific field- particularly in acedemia: sex discrimination in publishing, funding and hiring. Historically it existed but not currently: academic tenure. A long term contract that you will prove that you are a credible hardworking worker and will maintain a certain standard. Primarily intended to guarantee the right to academic freedom. Working towards tenure and 2, achieving tenure: these safeguards do not apply until you reach tenure, tenure was created: In response to a series of 19th century cases. University donors or state legislatiors tried to remove professors they diskliked or dissagreed with. Most famous, progressive movement leader richard ely was accused of being a socialist and efforts were made to remove him as an economics professor at the university of wisconsin.