The PhD Parenthood Trap : Caught Between Work and Family in Academia /

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"What it's really like to be a parent in the world of higher education, and how academia can make this hard climb a little less steep Academia has a big problem. For many parents--especially mothers--the idea of "work-life balance" is a work-life myth. Parents and caregivers work...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Crawford, Kerry F. (Autor), Windsor, Leah C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Working mothers.
Work-life balance.
Work and family.
Women graduate students > Social conditions.
Women college teachers > Social conditions.
EDUCATION / Higher
Conciliation travail-vie personnelle > États-Unis.
Travail et familles > États-Unis.
Meres au travail > États-Unis.
Femmes dans l'enseignement superieur > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Professeures (Enseignement superieur) > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Work-life balance > United States.
Work and family > United States.
Working mothers > United States.
Women graduate students > United States > Social conditions.
Women in higher education > United States > Social conditions.
Women college teachers > United States > Social conditions.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Surviving or thriving in the academy? Insights from a survey on family formation and parenthood
  • 2. Thesis baby : getting student parents the support they need
  • 3. How to scale the ladders while sidestepping the chutes : on parenting without the security of tenure
  • 4. The elusive work-life balance : daily challenges in academic parenting
  • 5. Doctor, parent : recognizing the range of experiences
  • 6. Sick and tired : the physical toll of parenthood
  • 7. Love, loss, and longing : fertility struggles, adoption, miscarriage, and infant and child loss
  • 8. Express yourself : breastfeeding and lactation in the ivory tower
  • 9. Looking back, moving forward : conversation starters for a more inclusive academic environment.

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