Topics Discussed in this Episode:
- Promoting and celebrating other women in academia through networks of women.
- Self-promotion can feel like bragging and can make you uncomfortable.
- Promoting the work of faculty is important to the university and society.
- Ways that institutions can structure and increase the promotion of faculty work.
- The solitary life of the academic and the advantages of being part of a larger community.
- Women Also Know and University of Venus as models of women promoting other women.
- Recognizing and celebrating more mainstream publications such as op-eds and podcasts.
- Providing op-ed writing workshops and training faculty and public relations offices on methods for publicizing faculty work.
- Developing a fast-response team to help faculty and staff respond effectively to media requests.
- The need for a critical mass of female leaders on campus to change the culture to get women more comfortable with self-promotion.
- Getting over the idea that your work speaks for itself and that someone will find it.
- Finding a way to talk about and share your work in a way that you can be proud of.
Resources Discussed in this Episode:
Music Credits: Magic by Six Umbrellas
