On the Making of Female Macro Social Work Academics

This manuscript explores the experiences of a group of female macro social work academics using the collective biography process (Davies and Gannon, 2006) . The narrative includes remembrances that the authors believe shaped who we are as macro social work academics and the work that we do. The shared stories are presented in a chronological manner and include analysis of the themes we identified as being important to the development of each academic within the group. Themes emerged pointing to a common understanding of the experiences and perhaps a view of the world. This suggested something unique in the development and socialization of women who become macro social work academics.