ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER FACULTY AND THE GLASS CEILING IN THE ACADEMY: Findings From the National Study of Postsecondary Faculty
Publication type
book part
Publication date
2023
Author(s)
Yan, W.
Museus, S.D.
Editor(s)
Museus, S.D., Maramba, D.C., & Teranishi, R.T.
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Language
English
View point(s)
Institutional
Abstract
There is some evidence suggesting that women and people of color face a “glass ceiling” (e.g., Federal Glass Ceiling Commission, 1995; Woo, 2000), which is composed of “artificial barriers based on attitudinal or organizational bias that prevent qualified individuals from advancing upward in their organization into management-level positions” (U.S. Department of Labor, 1991, p. 1). This concept of the glass ceiling suggests that gender and racial bias work against women and people of color as a form of institutional oppression in the workforce. Little is known, however, about whether Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) faculty in higher education face a glass ceiling. It is important to understand whether a glass ceiling does exist, because if AAPI faculty members do face racial barriers to advancement, then institutional leaders must be aware of this problem and understand how to address it (Lee, 2002). © 2013 Taylor & Francis Group.
Part of
The Misrepresented Minority: New Insights on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and the Implications for Higher Education
ISBN
978-100097332-7
Pagination
249-265