1st Edition

Celebrating Women in Higher Education A Case of Nurses and Midwives

By Jo Divers, Sam Chenery-Morris Copyright 2026
234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

This book considers the structure and demographics of the workforce in nursing and midwifery higher education, observing the gender divide, highlighting the impact of intersectionality, and exploring the challenges and opportunities this provides. Divers and Chenery-Morris look at the power of clinical practice, the perception of nursing and midwifery as ‘women’s work,’ perceptions of meaning... Read more

Introduction. Celebrating Women in Higher Education – A Case of Nurses and Midwives

1. What it means to be female?

2. The Power of Practice

3. Nursing and Midwifery Education; Women’s Work?

4. The Social Mobility of Nursing Educators

5. Being a Black academic in a predominantly white university

6. (In)visible Sexuality

7. Working Mothers & Carers

8. Neurodiversity, Chronic Illness and Disability: Working in Nursing & Midwifery HE   with an Unseen Impairment

9. Whataboutery? What about men in nursing and midwifery education?

10. Why We Need to Celebrate Women in Nursing & Midwifery HE

Biography

Jo Divers is Associate Dean for Learning, Teaching and Student Experience of the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Public Health, University of Suffolk, UK. Sam Chenery-Morris is Dean of the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Public Health, University of Suffolk, UK.