Date of Award
Spring 2018
Thesis Type
Open Access
Degree Name
Honors Bachelor of Arts
Department
Anthropology
Sponsor
Ashley Kistler
Committee Member
Margaret McLaren
Committee Member
Shan-Estelle Brown
Abstract
This thesis uses ethnographic methods to examine gendered experiences of faculty on college campuses, using Rollins College as a case study. Specifically, I consider how gendered biases, norms, and identities influence the development of one’s career and one’s experiences working in academia and higher education. I examine if experiences of male and female faculty vary, and to what these differences in experience can be attributed. Through my research, I argue that though academia is a often considered a liberal environment, there are nevertheless serious problems relating to gender inequity that plague the experience of faculty members, and the denial of such problems only reinforces existing issues. I discerned three major themes from my research regarding gender and its influence on faculty member experience: gender and faculty/student interactions; gender and the academic institution; and gender and compensation. Finally, I discuss how these unequal systems are maintained and give recommendations to implement radical change to alleviate these systemic inequalities.
Recommended Citation
Mitchell, Zoe, "Gender Bias in Higher Education: A Case Study of Rollins College" (2018). Honors Program Theses. 70.
https://scholarship.rollins.edu/honors/70
Rights Holder
Zoe Mitchell