Book contents
- Reflections from Pioneering Women in Psychology
- Reflections from Pioneering Women in Psychology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Hardly a Straight Line
- Chapter 2 Challenging Paradigms
- Chapter 3 From Young and Naïve to Old and Experienced
- Chapter 4 Being the Change You Want to See in the World
- Chapter 5 Accidental Professor
- Chapter 6 Finding a Place and Changing the Space
- Chapter 7 The More You Do, the Better It Gets
- Chapter 8 Happily Ever After
- Chapter 9 Love and Work
- Chapter 10 Overcoming Obstacles and Thriving
- Chapter 11 Out of the Box
- Chapter 12 Stress Has Been Good to Me
- Chapter 13 On Pioneering at Northwestern University… With a “Village” of Supports
- Chapter 14 Against All Odds
- Chapter 15 Tricked by Memory
- Chapter 16 Doing Psychology in Unsettled Times
- Chapter 17 Overcoming Obstacles
- Chapter 18 Knocking on Doors that Opened for Me
- Chapter 19 Paths Unexpected, but Rewarding, during an Academic Journey
- Chapter 20 Reflections on an Improbable Journey
- Chapter 21 The Delicate Art of Balancing Serendipity and Planfulness in an Academic Career
- Chapter 22 A “Skin in the Game” Scaffolded Career Path
- Chapter 23 A Wonderful Journey Along an Unforeseen Path
- Chapter 24 Choosing Both
- Chapter 25 Identity and My Life Story in Psychology
- Chapter 26 Doing What Matters: A Framework for Academic Success
- Conclusion
- Index
- References
Chapter 4 - Being the Change You Want to See in the World
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Book contents
- Reflections from Pioneering Women in Psychology
- Reflections from Pioneering Women in Psychology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Hardly a Straight Line
- Chapter 2 Challenging Paradigms
- Chapter 3 From Young and Naïve to Old and Experienced
- Chapter 4 Being the Change You Want to See in the World
- Chapter 5 Accidental Professor
- Chapter 6 Finding a Place and Changing the Space
- Chapter 7 The More You Do, the Better It Gets
- Chapter 8 Happily Ever After
- Chapter 9 Love and Work
- Chapter 10 Overcoming Obstacles and Thriving
- Chapter 11 Out of the Box
- Chapter 12 Stress Has Been Good to Me
- Chapter 13 On Pioneering at Northwestern University… With a “Village” of Supports
- Chapter 14 Against All Odds
- Chapter 15 Tricked by Memory
- Chapter 16 Doing Psychology in Unsettled Times
- Chapter 17 Overcoming Obstacles
- Chapter 18 Knocking on Doors that Opened for Me
- Chapter 19 Paths Unexpected, but Rewarding, during an Academic Journey
- Chapter 20 Reflections on an Improbable Journey
- Chapter 21 The Delicate Art of Balancing Serendipity and Planfulness in an Academic Career
- Chapter 22 A “Skin in the Game” Scaffolded Career Path
- Chapter 23 A Wonderful Journey Along an Unforeseen Path
- Chapter 24 Choosing Both
- Chapter 25 Identity and My Life Story in Psychology
- Chapter 26 Doing What Matters: A Framework for Academic Success
- Conclusion
- Index
- References
Summary
In this chapter, Basow reflects on how she has tried to create the type of professional environment she wished for growing up. She explains the importance of role models to her, personally, and how this translated into a research program examining how gender affects the way people are perceived and evaluated, with a special focus on gender bias in student evaluations. Basow also describes how she became an agent of change on campus, in her local community, and in the field of psychology, working to create a more inclusive and equitable world for women. Among the lessons she learned over her lifetime were the importance of perseverance and naïve optimism, keeping your eye on your goal, developing and maintaining a supportive social network, and the impossibility of having it all, at least all at the same time.
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