Women Educators' Experiences during COVID-19

Victoria McDermott is assistant professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Amy R. May is assistant professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Teresa Heinz Housel is a senior tutor in the School of Journalism, Communication and Marketing at Massey University of New Zealand. Erica Knotts is senior instructor of communication and program coordinator for the Conflict Management Certificate in the Department of Communication, Media, and Cinema at Southern Oregon University. Stevie M. Munz is associate professor in the Department of Communication at Utah Valley University. Leandra H. Hernandez is assistant professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Utah.

Acknowledgments Introduction Victoria McDermott, Amy R. May, Teresa Heinz Housel, Erica Knotts, Stevie M. Munz, Leandra H. Hernandez Part 1: Women's Experiences Chapter 1: The Never-ending Pandemic(s): A Narrative Analysis on Black Women Educators Dealing with COVID, Sexism, and Racism Aisha Powell, Symone Campbell, and Ashley Leveille Chapter 2: The Radical Specificity of COVID Autoethnographic MotherWriting Patty Sotirin Chapter 3: "I Want to be the Supporter, Not the Supported": The Impact of Unreciprocated Caregiving on Women Faculty During COVID-19 Rachel L. Reilly Chapter 4: Balancing Academic Mothers and Academic Scholars: Gender Imbalances in Service Loads in Academic Institutions Chin-Chung Chao and Ming Xie Chapter 5: The Soul of Working Women: Holistic Identity Challenges for Women Graduate Students During COVID-19 Lakelyn E. Taylor and Elaine Schnabel Chapter 6: Stories of Effective and Ineffective Support for Women Faculty through Lockdowns, Wildfires, and Budget Cuts Erica Knotts, Alena Ruggerio, and Isabella McCord Chapter 7: :"I Don't Have Ducks, They're Not in a Line. I Have a Squirrels at a Rave": Higher Education Administrators' Meaning-Making of COVID-19 Victoria McDermott, and Olivia Truban Part 2: COVID-19 Initiatives Chapter 8: Deconstructing COVID-19 Pandemic Institutional Initiatives: Where Do Women Academics Fit? Rita Daniels Chapter 9: "Asking Us to Do More With Less": Academic Mother's Muted Experiences During the "Shecession" Megan Lambertz-Berndt and Anuraj Dhillon Chapter 10: Pandemic Impact Statements: Challenges, Opportunities, and Considerations for Gender Equity in Academe Dawn Culpepper and Sarah Kilmer Part 3: Recommendations/Conclusion Conclusion Victoria McDermott, Amy R. May, Teresa Heinz Housel, Erica Knotts, Stevie M. Munz, Leandra H. Hernandez About the Editors About the Contributors