Mama, PhD: Women Write about Motherhood and Academic Life

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Elrena Evans, Caroline Grant
Rutgers University Press, 2008 - 262 oldal
Every year, American universities publish glowing reports stating their commitment to diversity, often showing statistics of female hires as proof of success. Yet, although women make up increasing numbers of graduate students, graduate degree recipients, and even new hires, academic life remains overwhelming a man's world. The reality that the statistics fail to highlight is that the presence of women, specifically those with children, in the ranks of tenured faculty has not increased in a generation. Further, those women who do achieve tenure track placement tend to report slow advancement, income disparity, and lack of job satisfaction compared to their male colleagues.

Amid these disadvantages, what is a Mama, PhD to do? This literary anthology brings together a selection of deeply felt personal narratives by smart, interesting women who explore the continued inequality of the sexes in higher education and suggest changes that could make universities more family-friendly workplaces.

The contributors hail from a wide array of disciplines and bring with them a variety of perspectives, including those of single and adoptive parents. They address topics that range from the level of policy to practical day-to-day concerns, including caring for a child with special needs, breastfeeding on campus, negotiating viable maternity and family leave policies, job-sharing and telecommuting options, and fitting into desk/chair combinations while eight months pregnant.

Candid, provocative, and sometimes with a wry sense of humor, the thirty-five essays in this anthology speak to and offer support for any woman attempting to combine work and family, as well as anyone who is interested in improving the university's ability to live up to its reputation to be among the most progressive of American institutions.

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aeron haynie
55
First Day of School amy hudock
63
Living A Life I Never Planned rosemarie emanuele
72
Aristotle Advanced Degrees Developmental Delays
93
Classroom julia lisella
109
The Long and Winding Road jean kazez
145
One of the Boys martha ellis crone
159
Finding My Complicated Truth
168
At Home with Children and a
174
A Great Place to Have a Baby rebecca steinitz
184
The Orange Kangaroo nicole cooley and julia spicher kasdorf
201
Negotiating Guilt and Shame in Academe
213
On Choosing Children and the Academy
222
Aªrmations for the Academic Mother cynthia kuhn
237
Contributors
251
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