Interviewed academic women defined success in terms of collegiality, institutions pursuing public good, and mentoring growth rather than productivity indicators¶

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q2 i? None of the thirteen interviewed female academics mentioned productivity rates or publications as their greatest achievements; they framed success through collegiality, public-good institutions and watching people grow through mentoring. → Kucirkova 2023

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Kucirkova 2023¶

Kucirkova, N. (2023). Commentary on Highly Successful Female Educational Psychologists: Equity and Intersectionality in Success Definitions. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09727-3

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In the author's two-year 'Inspirational Women in Academia' project, thirteen women at prestigious institutions were interviewed by Zoom with automatic transcription and analysed for recurring patterns. "neither of the female academics we had interviewed mentioned high productivity rates or publications"; they framed success via "the rewarding aspects of collegiality in the workplace" and mentoring.

"Interestingly, neither of the female academics we had interviewed mentioned high productivity rates or publications or any other performance indicators that could be gleaned from their award-studded CVs"

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