Motherhood, the elephant in the laboratory
Subtitle: women scientists speak out
By: edited by Emily Monosson.
Contributors: Monosson, Emily.
Publisher: ILR Press/Cornell University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9780801446641
Subjects: Working mothers -- United States -- Biography; Women scientists -- United States -- Biography; Women scientists -- Family relationships -- United States; Motherhood -- United States; Work and family -- United States
Genres: Biography.
Description: Emily Monosson has brought together thirty-four women scientists from overlapping generations and several fields of research to share their experiences.The authors of the candid essays written for this groundbreaking volume reveal a range of career choices: the authors work part-time and full-time; they opt out and then opt back in; they become entrepreneurs and job share; they teach high school and have achieved tenure. Their stories not only show the many ways in which women can successfully combine motherhood and a career in science but also address and redefine what it means to be a successful scientist.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.