Ways to Improve the Impact of Women's Research

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Ways to Improve the Impact of Women’s Research

“THE OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF INFORMATION RESOURCES IS ONE OF THE

MOST IMPORTANT FORMS OF POWER IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY.”

-Boyle 1997

Overview

■A brief history of women in academic research & publishing

■Trends in scholarship■Personal Branding & Resources

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.

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

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.

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.

“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

Trends in Scholarship

■Collaborative Authorship■Interdisciplinary■Changing work styles &

Research Lifecycle■More accessible

scholarship and data■Showcasing the “extras”

Resources

Library Resources ThinkTech Wikipedia Editing Disciplinary Repository Data Repository

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

Academic Publishing & Branding

■ “Research Impact”– Your brand, audience & work– Social Media– Measuring your impact

■ Other types of “scholarship”

Camille ThomasScholarly Communication/ Copyright Librarian

camille.thomas@ttu.edu806-834-5474