Academic motherhood
Subtitle: how faculty manage work and family
By: Kelly Ward and Lisa Wolf-Wendel
Contributors: Wolf-Wendel, Lisa
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780813553849; 9780813553856; 9780813553214
Subjects: Social conditions; Working mothers; Women in higher education; Women college teachers; Work and family
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Motherhood and an academic career: a negotiable road; title: Origins of the study; title: Understanding the existing narratives and counter narratives; title: Managing work and family in the early career; title: Mid-career perspectives on work and family; title: The role of disciplinary and departmental contexts; title: Institutional type differences; title: Social capital and dual careers; title: Leaving the tenure track; title: Policy perspectives; title: Conclusions, recommendations, and parting thoughts.