Chapter 13: Walking the Tightrope: The Gendered Experiences of Contractually Employed Foreign Women Teaching EFL in Japan by Jennifer Yphantides
Abstract
Jennifer Yphantides illustrates what kinds of issues may arise when a woman is working on a limited-term contract at a university, describing it as “walking the tightrope.” Drawing upon her collective narratives, she offers vignettes of women fighting gendered stereotypes and barriers to their advancement in their careers.
About the Contributor
Jennifer Yphantides (EdD) is a Lecturer at Soka University in Hachioji, Japan. She has taught EFL since 1993 and has worked in Greece, the UK, Israel, Korea, and Japan. She currently conducts research on women working in Japanese higher education, particularly foreign women and their career trajectories in Japanese universities.
Citation
Yphantides, J.(2020). Walking the tightrope: The gendered experiences of contractually employed foreign women teaching EFL in Japan. In D. H. Nagatomo, K. A. Brown, & M. L. Cook (Eds.), Foreign female English teachers in Japanese higher education: Narratives from our quarter (pp. 168-182). Candlin & Mynard. https://doi.org/10.47908/11/13
Jennifer Yphantides illustrates what kinds of issues may arise when a woman is working on a limited-term contract at a university, describing it as “walking the tightrope.” Drawing upon her collective narratives, she offers vignettes of women fighting gendered stereotypes and barriers to their advancement in their careers.
About the Contributor
Jennifer Yphantides (EdD) is a Lecturer at Soka University in Hachioji, Japan. She has taught EFL since 1993 and has worked in Greece, the UK, Israel, Korea, and Japan. She currently conducts research on women working in Japanese higher education, particularly foreign women and their career trajectories in Japanese universities.
Citation
Yphantides, J.(2020). Walking the tightrope: The gendered experiences of contractually employed foreign women teaching EFL in Japan. In D. H. Nagatomo, K. A. Brown, & M. L. Cook (Eds.), Foreign female English teachers in Japanese higher education: Narratives from our quarter (pp. 168-182). Candlin & Mynard. https://doi.org/10.47908/11/13
Information About the Book
Title: Foreign Female English Teachers in Japanese Higher Education: Narratives From Our Quarter
Editors: Diane Hawley Nagatomo, Kathleen A. Brown, and Melodie Lorie Cook
Publication date: August 2020
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Title: Foreign Female English Teachers in Japanese Higher Education: Narratives From Our Quarter
Editors: Diane Hawley Nagatomo, Kathleen A. Brown, and Melodie Lorie Cook
Publication date: August 2020
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