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Canadian Association of University Teachers. 2018. Underrepresented and Underpaid: Diversity & Equity Among Canada\u2019s Postsecondary Education Teachers<\/a>. Highlights the persistent lack of diversity in the academic workforce, and wage gaps between men and women, and between white, Indigenous, and racialized staff.<\/li>\n\t
Frances Henry, Enakshi Dua, Carl E. James, Audrey Kobayashi, Peter Li, Howard Ramos and Malinda Smith. 2017. The Equity Myth: Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian<\/a> Universities.<\/a> Discusses the barriers in academia faced by racialized and Indigenous faculty, including racism, unconscious or implicit biases such as curriculum vitae and accent bias, bias in letters of reference, citation and self-promotion, affinity bias and precarious work, white normativity, tokenism, ineffective equity policies, wage gaps and increased workloads (e.g., \u201cthe equity tax\u201d).<\/li>\n\t
Council of Canadian Academies. 2012. Strengthening Canada\u2019s Research Capacity: The Gender Dimension<\/a>. Provides an overview of the bias, stereotypes, lack of role models and mentors, and barriers within institutional practices and policies faced by women in research, which prevent their full participation.<\/li>\n\t
Council of Ontario Universities Joint Working Group of the Ontario Council of Academic Vice-Presidents and the Reference Group on Aboriginal Education. 2019. Lighting the Fire: Experiences of Indigenous Faculty in Ontario Universities<\/a>. Examines the experiences of Indigenous faculty members at Ontario universities and what institutions can do to better advance the process of reconciliation on campuses and communities. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","subContentId":"f7de4d33-a354-48b2-9090-6019dade5189","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"}},"title":"Optional: Click to reveal recent literature highlighting systemic barriers within the academy in Canada"}],"hTag":"h2"}

Systemic Barriers in the Canadian Academy - Literature

Brief Introduction

Heena Mistry