Academia is a world filled with bright people searching for explanations for phenomena around us, and developing and testing new theories to explain the hows and whys of our experience. It is a world defined by a drive to expand the boundaries of knowledge, and is ostensibly characterized by intellectual enlightenment and relentless progress. But is academia truly progressive? Perhaps for some of us. For others, however, it is still a world where many people struggle to be seen, to be heard, and to succeed—especially if you are in the minority (e.g., you are female, international, a person of color, or have other features that put you in a minority category). In this essay, I share some of my personal experiences as an international female academic, with the hope that my challenges—and the ways I work to overcome them—will resonate with other people in the margins of our presumably progressive field.

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穿越学术迷宫：一位国际女学者的经历

学术界是一个充满聪明人的世界，他们为我们周围的现象寻找解释，并开发和测试新理论来解释我们经历的方式和原因。这是一个由扩展知识边界的动力所定义的世界，表面上以知识的启蒙和不懈的进步为特征。但学术界真的进步了吗？也许对我们中的一些人来说。然而，对于其他人来说，这仍然是一个许多人努力被人看到、被听到和成功的世界——尤其是如果你是少数人（例如，你是女性、国际人士、有色人种，或有其他使您属于少数类别的功能）。在这篇文章中，我分享了我作为一名国际女性学者的一些个人经历​​，