Derailed But Not Defeated, Femspec v. 8
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&, Political Science
| Author: | Helen M. Bannan | ISBN: | 9781310121135 |
| Publisher: | Femspec Journal | Publication: | January 14, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Helen M. Bannan |
| ISBN: | 9781310121135 |
| Publisher: | Femspec Journal |
| Publication: | January 14, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
My worst fears seemed to be realized when, on my first day, my department chair, a Harvard man nearing retirement, greeted me by saying, “I really hate to see you here. Society wastes its investment when it educates women.” Now a dream more than twenty years after I actually loaded my books and files into boxes and moved out of that “interdisciplinary studies” office at “Southwest U,” made me realize that I still needed to clear out some of the psychic stuff I’d left behind and get on with my career.
My worst fears seemed to be realized when, on my first day, my department chair, a Harvard man nearing retirement, greeted me by saying, “I really hate to see you here. Society wastes its investment when it educates women.” Now a dream more than twenty years after I actually loaded my books and files into boxes and moved out of that “interdisciplinary studies” office at “Southwest U,” made me realize that I still needed to clear out some of the psychic stuff I’d left behind and get on with my career.
