Thought this community might be interested in this article about a large-scale study done about the academy and parenthood: http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/pubsres/academe/2009/JF/Feat/maso.htm

If you're as depressed about being pregnant with all its attendant miseries, raising children, trying to find time to write (yeah, right), and confronting the horrendous job market as I am, you might lighten your mood by checking out this site: Let's Panic About Babies!I needed the laugh. Now I'm off to slather my slender, attractive forearms with ( Read more... )

Just joined the community because it sounds like it's right up my alley. I'm a third year doctoral candidate and have just begun to have "The Talk" with the husband. I'm really interested in reading everyone's posts and getting a more comprehensive viewpoint of balancing parenting and an academic career ( Read more... )

Philosophical Inquiry into Pregnancy, Childbirth and Mothering. Suggested topics include parenting in academia.

 Hi!  here's the correct link for the Randy Pausch video:  http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8577255250907450469

Hi!  I'm new to this group, and look forward to reading, posting, and connecting!  I am a Mom to 2 kids, a Professor of Psychology, an Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs (I handle tenure and promotion for my college, among other things) and a Life Coach.  I invite you to check out my blog (http://PowefulMindCoaching.com/blog), that ( Read more... )

Bassett, Rachel Hile, ed. 2005. Parenting and professing: Balancing family work with an academic career. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press.

It's part depressing:
- you'll never get a tenure track job at a research university, and if you do get one, you'll have to leave it and settle for a teaching job at a four year college.
- Don't have kids ( Read more... )

If anyone is interested, there is an academic moms disucssion list on yahoogroups I'm the moderator. Go
here to join

Does anyone remember where in grad students' communities was a post where one lady shared how she managed to have kids in grad school. She gave lots of advices about steps one should make, that was either in the post or in the answer to some post.
I can't find it...

Thanks in advance!

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