"I wanted to represent the restrictive nature of gender bias in the context of academia through the use of ivy on the woman’s body. The books represent her ambition, but are held protectively. Her expression is the traditional blend of stoicism and tolerance which (hopefully) is becoming less normal." Sandra Dionisi is an artist, illustrator and educator based in Toronto Canada. A graduate of the Ontario College of Art, she also attended a post-graduate course of study at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. Sandra's work has been commissioned by a wide range of publications in the US, Canada and Europe. Sandra has received recognition from such industry associations as American Illustration, Communication Arts, The Society of Illustrators, the Society of Publication Designers. She teaches in the Illustration program at Sheridan College and in the Faculty of Design at OCAD University.

The Awakening – Women and Power in the Academy

Serena Belligoli 3 April 2018

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“When it comes to silencing women,” writes Mary Beard, “Western culture has had thousands of years of practice.” Academe is no exception. A recent conference at Stanford University featured 30 speakers — all of them men, all of them white. The incident sparked ridicule and outrage, as well as a sense that higher education is facing a reckoning. Over the past few months, amid mounting revelations of sexual harassment, The Chronicle Review asked presidents and adjuncts, scientists and humanists, senior scholars and junior professors to take on the theme of women and power in the Academy. Here are their responses.

The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1 April 2018

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