Department Chairperson Roles and Responsibilities in Department Collegiality and Equity

• In Event: Power, Politics, and Gender

Abstract

This qualitative collective case study explored the perceptions and experiences of 20 women faculty in STEM disciplines at public, research universities in the U.S.. The role of departments chairs in their career success and advancement were explored through the evaluation of chair transparency, and ability to establish and maintain collegial and equitable working environments. The findings of the study describe the perceived roles of department chairs in the career success and advancement of women faculty in STEM, and contributed to the very limited knowledge base on department chairs’ roles in establishing and maintaining a collegial and equitable working environment for women in STEM fields.

Author

• Stephanie J. Jones, Texas Tech University