Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia Utah State University Press, 2012 Prof. Carmen G. González Seattle University School of Law Prof. Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs Seattle University 1
Percentage of U.S. Full-Time Faculty Positions held by Women of Color Total: 7.5 Non-tenure track lecturers and instructors: 10.4 Assistant professors: 9.9 Associate professors: 6.6 Full professors: 3.4 2
Challenge of being viewed as "other" and "inferior" 3
Being pigeonholed as race/gender expert Devaluation of race/gender scholarship Discounting of ability to teach and write in areas other than race/gender 4
Lack of mentoring 5
Extra "identity work" to overcome "affirmative action hire" presumption 6
Tokenism Heightened visibility as symbol of race Threats to physical and mental health posed by workplace subordination 7
Gender and racial bias in student evaluations 8
Class bias in higher education 9
Presumed Incompetent : The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia Utah State University Press, 2012 Prof. Carmen G. González Seattle University School of Law Prof. Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs Seattle University 10