Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia
"All my academic friends—white and black, gay and straight, minority and majority—are putting up images of the book on their Facebook page. They don't say much except "I'm ordering mine" but the proliferation of this cryptic message is enough: indicating a tectonic shift. . . I'm glad there is a book out there that can tell it like it is—a book that can do the talking for those who have to remain silent. Only in this way, with one party speaking to the other, can we begin a useful dialog. I hope everybody sticksPresumed Incompetent'simage on their Facebook page. . . It will make the world a much, much better place."—Khan Ho,The Huffington Post"Presumed Incompetentoffers valuable lessons and advice for just about everyone in Academia, from contigent faculty, post-docs, and tenured and tenure-track faculty, to administrators and search committees. It is up to us to heed that advice if we hope to erase the dangerous and erroneous belief in academic women's incompetence."—Afshan Jafar,Inside Higher Education"This book is for people of any race or gender who want to make campus a richer, healthier, more equitable place for all."—Women in Higher Education"A 'must read' for everyone in and outside of academia."— Amelia MLMontes,La Bloga"Should be required reading for students entering graduate studies. . . Highly recommended."—R. Price,Choice Magazine- March 2013 Editors Pick