ways to improve the impact of women's research
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BEAR YOUR BANNER
Ways to Improve the Impact of Women’s Research
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“THE OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF INFORMATION RESOURCES IS ONE OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT FORMS OF POWER IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY.”
-Boyle 1997
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Overview
■A brief history of women in academic research & publishing
■Trends in scholarship■Personal Branding & Resources
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Women in scholarship: Past and PresentDoes scholarship reflect scholars? ■ Scholarly Publishing workforce is
58% women ■ Men occupied 63% speaking
slots, including 2/3 of all keynotes■ STEM article Study: 70% of the
authors were men.
■ JSTOR Study: 27.2% of authors were women.
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Women in Scholarship: Past and Present■ Women publish less than men and get tenure and
promotion at declining rates, especially further up the ladder (Hancock & Baum 2010)– Choose to leave inhospitable environments– Forced out due to tenure denial– Less time spent on researching and writing– Personal commitments
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Women in Leadership
■Women are 55% of the total global workforce ■Women earn the majority of university
degrees according to data from Census reports.
■Both men and women score similarly in their ability to drive business, according to a study by DDI.
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Misconceptions• I have to be tech savvy. • My work doesn’t focus on
women.• Nobody has time for that.• Imposter syndrome• My ideas will get scooped.• I can’t afford it.• I have to do it alone.
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“WE DO NOT HAVE TO BECOME HEROES OVERNIGHT. JUST A STEP AT A TIME…
DISCOVERING THAT WE HAVE THE STRENGTH TO STARE IT DOWN.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt
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Trends in Scholarship
■Collaborative Authorship■Interdisciplinary■Changing work styles &
Research Lifecycle■More accessible
scholarship and data■Showcasing the “extras”
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Resources
Library Resources ThinkTech Wikipedia Editing Disciplinary Repository Data Repository
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Self-Archiving■ Preserving your work
and your legacy:■ -making publications
openly accessible and more visible online
■ -dark and limited-access archiving
■ -supplemental works, data, student work and student organization records
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Academic Publishing & Branding
■ “Research Impact”– Your brand, audience & work– Social Media– Measuring your impact
■ Other types of “scholarship”