Astronomy
This map is from @Amazing_Maps, and it surprised me. I knew that our maternity (and paternity) policies in the US are far behind those of Europe, especially the Nordic countries. But we're no more advanced than Suriname, Papa New Guinea and Liberia? That's news.
Yes, there is a value judgment here, namely that in order to achieve and sustain excellence, organizations and societies that help women and men balance family and work are preferable to those that do not.
Mary Ann Mason, Nicholas Wolfinger and Marc Goulden have written a book Do Babies Matter: Gender and Family in the Ivory Tower, which presents a comprehensive picture of how career and family intersect over the course of an academic career. Maternity leave is a small part of the story, and it is well worth the time of any academic or university administrator to read this book. It's my top recommendation for holiday reading!
If you don't have time to read the book, I encourage you to see the movie: Professor Mason has given a lecture about it here.
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A friend (thanks Diego Fazi!) recently posted on facebook the image to the left, showing various national policies for the number of weeks provided for maternity leave. Click here for the raw data. Yes, men and women in other countries face other...
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Astronomy
Maternity news
Yes, there is a value judgment here, namely that in order to achieve and sustain excellence, organizations and societies that help women and men balance family and work are preferable to those that do not.
Mary Ann Mason, Nicholas Wolfinger and Marc Goulden have written a book Do Babies Matter: Gender and Family in the Ivory Tower, which presents a comprehensive picture of how career and family intersect over the course of an academic career. Maternity leave is a small part of the story, and it is well worth the time of any academic or university administrator to read this book. It's my top recommendation for holiday reading!
If you don't have time to read the book, I encourage you to see the movie: Professor Mason has given a lecture about it here.
- Aaswomen Newsletter For January 3, 2014
AAS Committee on the Status of Women AAS Committee on the Status of Women Issue of January 3, 2014 eds: Michele M. Montgomery, Daryl Haggard, Nick Murphy, & Nicolle Zellner This week's issues: 1. Professional Development at the 2014 Winter AAS...
- Dear Postdoc Colleague: Yes, The Nsf Is Serious About Career-life Balance
The NSF just released a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) announcing a very interesting initiative for postdocs: In short, principal investigators of NSF grants can submit a request for supplemental funding to cover salary support for additional personnel...
- Guest Post: Graduate Student Mom
The below blog post is from guest blogger Hannah Fakhouri, a graduate student in astrophysics at UC Berkeley: Greetings! My name is Hannah and I'm guest blogging this week about being a graduate student and a mom: I am a seventh year...
- Family Leave - International Comparison
A friend (thanks Diego Fazi!) recently posted on facebook the image to the left, showing various national policies for the number of weeks provided for maternity leave. Click here for the raw data. Yes, men and women in other countries face other...
- Wia 2009 Thursday: Parenthood: The Elephant In The Laboratory
Panel discussion on the the book edited by Emily Monosson (Editorial note: I actually tried reading this book [Motherhood: the Elephant in the Laboratory], but couldn't get through it because I found the stories so depressing.) Emily Monosson: Did...