COVER -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE -- REFERENCES -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- AFFILIATION -- 2. STRATEGIES FOR MAINTAINING SANITY AND SUCCESS: Advice for Junior Faculty -- INTRODUCTION -- CHALLENGES -- Office Politics and Toxic Work Environments -- Gendered Institutions -- Work-Life Balance -- STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS -- Understand the Tenure Requirements in Your Department -- Develop a Strategy for Publishing -- Continually Assess Your Performance in the Classroom -- Establish Positive Relationships -- Develop Perspective -- Develop a Plan B -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATION -- 3. "YOUR'E ON THE CUSP, BUT NOT THERE YET": Braving the Promotion Process -- INTRODUCTION -- MENTORING FOR WOMEN - THE AUSTRALIAN CONTEXT -- Governing Female Academics: Performativity and Invisibility -- University A -- University A: Lesson Learned -- Thinking Ahead -- University B -- University B: Lesson Learned -- The Realities of the Promotion 'Game' -- Becoming Visible -- The 24/7 Academic: Costs and Consequences -- YOU'RE ON THE CUSP, BUT NOT THERE YET": BRAVING THE PROCESS -- University A -- University B -- IN CONCLUSION -- NOTE -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATION -- 4. DISCRIMINATION IN THE UNIVERSITY IN INDIA: Special Reference to the Bangalore University Women Employees in Karnataka -- INTRODUCTION -- WOMEN IN INDIA -- THE STUDY -- Profile of Bangalore University -- The Research -- Workplace Support and Mentoring -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATION -- 5. A NEW BLACK GIRLS' CLUB: MENTORING DOCTORAL AND ABD CANDIDATES IN ACADEMIA -- INTRODUCTION -- RENAY'S VIGNETTE -- RAMONA'S INTERPOLATION -- DIERDRE'S PERSPECTIVE -- SANDRA'S STORY -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATION -- 6. THE VALUE AND ROLE OF MENTORING AND ROLE MODELS IN ATTRACTING AND RETAINING JUNIOR WOMEN FACULTY IN ACADEMIC MEDICINE -- INTRODUCTION -- MENTORSHIP -- ROLE MODELS.

MENTORING PROGRAMS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATIONS -- 7. AVOIDING MID-CAREER STALLING -- INTRODUCTION -- MID-CAREER QUESTIONS -- SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? -- What is Loyalty? -- BUILDING YOUR NETWORKS -- What Can Be Done to Improve Networking? -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATION -- 8. ADVANCING WOMEN THROUGH COLLABORATIVE NETWORKING -- INTRODUCTION -- FOUNDATIONS OF THE NC STATE MENTORING MODEL -- COMPONENTS OF NC STATE'S ADVANCE -- Leadership Development Workshop -- LESSONS LEARNED -- Knowing Why: Imagining Yourself as a Leader -- Knowing How: Preparing for Leadership and Seeking Opportunities for Professional Development -- Knowing Whom: Finding Mentors and Being Mentored -- OUTCOMES AND EVALUATION -- CONCLUSION -- INSTITUTIONALIZING THE PROGRAM: A CODA -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATIONS -- 9. PREPARING FOR AN ACADEMIC DEANSHIP -- INTRODUCTION -- ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES -- History of the Role -- Type of Academic Units -- Specific roles and responsibilities -- Reporting Relationships and Continuities -- Dual Responsibilities -- PREPARING FOR DEANSHIP -- Career Paths -- Position Requirements -- CONTEMPLATING THE ROLE OF THE DEAN -- A SUCCESSFUL DEANSHIP -- AFTER DEANING -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATION -- 10. PREPARING WOMEN TO BE PRESIDENT: Advancing Women to the Top Leadership Roles in American Higher Education -- MEET THE NEW BOSS -- Search Processes -- In the Pipeline -- Tensions and Mentoring -- MENTORING -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATION.