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Ed note: At a brown-bag lunch I attended last month, university women asked, "What can we as women do to survive and thrive in this political environment?" Of course networking and mentoring immediately came to mind, but I sensed a deep despair around the table. I told a few stories of informal, under-the-radar tactics, which got them thinking about what assets they could maximize on their campus.
One recalled that the new chancellor was publicly asked pointed questions about what he was going to do about salary equity on campus--by his wife, who is a professor there! "Keep encouraging her," I advised. "After all, she sleeps with him and presumably has some ...