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Academic Motherhood: Managing Complex Roles in Research Universities

Author(s) -

Kelly Ward,

Lisa WolfWendel

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

review of higher education/the review of higher education

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.399

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1090-7009

pISSN - 0162-5748

DOI - 10.1353/rhe.2003.0079

Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , psychology , family life , sociology , public relations , medical education , political science , gender studies , medicine , artificial intelligence , computer science

Given the prevalence of women faculty entering the profession, many of childbearing age, it is important to understand how women juggle the often-conflicting demands of children and tenure. Interviews with 29 faculty from research universities find them reporting joy in their professional and personal roles, the "greedy" nature of academic and family life, the need to watch the clock, and the perspective that having children imposes on life as a junior faculty member.

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