The "Slow" Career Crisis for Women in Australian Regional Universities: Place, Travel, and Agency
Edited book (chapter)
| Chapter Title | The "Slow" Career Crisis for Women in Australian Regional Universities: Place, Travel, and Agency |
|---|---|
| Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
| ERA Publisher ID | 2865 |
| 3337 | |
| Book Title | Gender and Higher Education Management in Times of Crisis |
| Authors | Goriss-Hunter, Anitra, White, Kate, Crimmins, Gail, Casey, Sarah, Rizk, Nadya, Redmond, Petrea, Ames, Kate, Thomas, Cate, Zavros-Orr, Agli and Levy, Stuart |
| Editors | Barnard, Sarah and Wroblewski, Angela |
| Page Range | 47-74 |
| Series | Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education (GED) |
| Chapter Number | 3 |
| Number of Pages | 28 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Springer | |
| Place of Publication | Switzerland |
| ISBN | 9783031989407 |
| 9783031989438 | |
| 9783031989414 | |
| ISSN | 2524-6453 |
| 2524-6445 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-98941-4_3 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-98941-4_3 |
| Abstract | Our research team, comprised primarily of academic women from the Australian Regional University Network (RUN), formed a group named Gender Regionality and Inclusion in Teaching (GRIT) to investigate women’s working conditions and career progression. This chapter draws on autoethnographic narratives to report on the nuanced challenges experienced by women working in regional universities. Findings indicate there is a slow crisis in regional universities encroaching on women’s abilities to agentically progress their careers. Continued underfunding of regional universities impacts the resources, facilities, and professional development opportunities available to staff, and the consequences for women are exacerbated by their desire to maintain family and community ties in regional areas. In addition, the staff requirement to travel between dispersed campuses makes little allowance for women with caring and other responsibilities and further reduces agency in their career trajectory. |
| Article Publishing Charge (APC) Amount Paid | 0.0 |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390303. Higher education |
| 390203. Sociology of education | |
| Public Notes | This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-98941-4_3 |
| Byline Affiliations | Federation University |
| University of the Sunshine Coast | |
| University of New England | |
| School of Education | |
| Torrens University | |
| Charles Sturt University |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/10020z/the-slow-career-crisis-for-women-in-australian-regional-universities-place-travel-and-agency
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