Mentoring Away the Glass Ceiling in Academia: A Cultured Critique is different in that it calls attention to the role mentoring has played on the "glass ceiling" phenomenon in higher education. Narratives by and about the experiences of women of diverse backgrounds in the United States and beyond the borders of this nation shed needed light on the ways in which mentoring influences identity formation and internal coping mechanisms in environments often characterized by marginalization. Through these narratives, these women serve as "quasi mentors" and create spaces for other women to survive and thrive within the educational arena. This text honors and extends previous work on the experiences of women academics from diverse backgrounds. Through this book, there is a call for new ways of understanding the vital role that narratives play in speaking truth to the power of mentoring. The insights present an expose of the extent to which politics, policies, and equity agendas for mentoring have supported or failed women.
Introduction: This is Where I Will Begin... Brenda L. H. Marina Section I: On the Road to Academe Chapter 1: PhorwarD Progress: Moving Ahead through Mentorship in the Academy Jennifer Johnson and Jeanette Snider Chapter 2: I am My Sister's Keeper: A Dual Mentoring Perspective of Women of Color in STEM Virginia Tickles and Krystal Foxx Chapter 3: Navigating the Turbulent Boundaries of a Ph.D. Program: A Supportive Peer-mentoring Relationship Jean Ostrom-Blonigen and Cindy Larson-Casselton Section II: Tapping on the Glass Ceiling in Academe Chapter 4: Burdens of the Gifted: Moving Inside the Margins Allison E. McWilliams Chapter 5: Current Career Issues and Mentoring (the Lack of Mentoring) Dian McCallum Chapter 6: The Courage to Give, the Courage to Receive: Mentor-Protege Relations with Women of Color Lillie Ben Chapter 7: The Role of a Mentor in Supporting Early Career Academics: The Relationship is More Important than the Label Julie Haddock-Millar and Chandana Sanyal Section III: Steps Towards Successful Mentoring Chapter 8: Beyond Sisterhood: Using Shared Identities to Build Peer Mentor Networks and Secure Social Capital in the Academy Tamara Bertrand Jones, JeffriAnne Wilder, and La'Tara Osborne-Lampkin Chapter 9: Reflections on Mentoring Female Faculty in Higher Education Venessa Brown, Isaac Abeku Blankson, and Ayse Y. Evrensel Chapter 10: Mentoring Practices for Female Faculty: The Role of Professional Networks Emma Previato Conclusion: Lessons Learned Brenda L. H. Marina
