Female authority in the classroom

Want some insight into the "work" of being a female faculty member? Check out Dr. Crazy's post, "Thinking About Authority" (which I got onto via insidehighered.com).

I once happened to mention to a couple of male colleagues my annoyance at undergraduates, invariably male, who address me by my first name -- a transparent power play, even if they don't always realize what they're doing. My colleagues were astounded that any undergrads would do such a thing; they had never experienced such a thing. Which left me astounded in turn.