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Although written more than a decade ago, this book is still a valuable reference about the difficulties women in academia face. Based on interviews with 25 tenured women and 35 women off the normal academic career track, the authors discuss recurring themes in the experience of academic women. Arguably, little has changed since the interviews were conducted. Many of these themes indicate that women ascribe to values counter...
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