Abstract:1 This chapter provides a portrait of the overrepresentation of women in community colleges and introduces contemporary research on men and masculinity to argue the need for more inclusive conceptualizations of gender issues.In 2008, I, Jaime, had the pleasure of editing a volume of New Directions for Community Colleges titled, "Gender Perspectives on Community College." The intent of that volume was to broaden the discussion of gender in community colleges to introduce new work related to men and masculinity,… Show more
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