Male biased exist due to the fact that women do not constitute a majority of the world population, and are often outnumbered by men physically, and vocally. Values linking prestige and masculinity resulted in the exclusion of women geographers from university professorships whether adjunct or tenure track. In Europe and North America, it has been stated that women outnumber the men. Women geographers and of the professional practices in American geography have a very good work ethic and studious demeanor in academia.

Although women were challenged in obtaining teaching positions among their male colleagues from undergrad, who have matriculated to grad, have finished and I now have been given an opportunity to teach in higher Education. The “Oh Boy” network prevents the male biased perspective of women geographers to decline. Now matter how many credentials an educated female geographer is, she will never have a chance to outperform her male colleague in research, design or any other attribute. Most chauvinistic male …show more content…
This is the type of spunk Zonia Baber, Virginia Porter and Myra McClellan had when it came to coursework out on location in the field. Women geographers were very adamant about adorning themselves with muddy boots with shovels

As we look at the experience Zonia Baber who toiled doing field work with the Pick, Pry Bar, Iron Pan, Crowbar, Sledge Hammer, Boning Rod, Club Hammer, Chisel and Scraper. She labored as a field course student on weekends, even when her menstrual cycle begins during the end of a weekday. Baber was a woman of great courage to persevere through the 1890’s amidst oppression from male geography professors, until 1892 when T.C. Chamberlain accepted the offer to organize a department of geology at the new University of Chicago, in Chicago’s south side neighborhood of Hyde