Males have long led colleges and universities. As gendered organizations, academia has taken on traditions and expectations from the male viewpoint. Research has shown that female faculty members are not being promoted through the ranks as quickly or as often as their male counterparts. The purpose of this Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) is to understand how women faculty members in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields experience the promotion, tenure and reappointment process with respect to their service work. The main question the researcher sought to answer was: "How do female faculty in STEM fields experience the promotion, tenure, and reappointment process with respect to their service work?" Data was collected through interviews with four women faculty in STEM fields who had experience with the promotion, tenure, and reappointment process at Lehigh University. Results indicated that female faculty members in STEM fields at the rank of associate professor feel significant service burden that takes time away from their research, which in turn, has a negative impact on their promotability. These same feel the promotion, tenure, and reappointment process is harder for them as women as compared to their male counterparts. This research demonstrates that research institutions need to adjust current practices to help ease female faculty members' service burden and/or to adjust what is valued during the promotion, tenure, and reappointment process. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]