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. Hernández 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. Hernández

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. Hernández

About the Editors

About the Contributors