PhD Mama: Balancing Motherhood and the Academy

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

As if the job of a tenured/tenure track faculty member or graduate student didn't have it's own challenges, how do women (and their partners) negotiate the challenges of parenting within the academy? How do you negotiate maternity leave? What issues do you face in balancing the demands of workload and parenting? How do you balance your identity and the role of motherhood while maintaining your academic self? Each of the panelists became mothers during different stages of our academic careers and will share the challenges we've faced as we've balanced our roles of motherhood and family within our research and teaching demands.

Sub Unit

• Area VIII: Roundtables

Discussants

• Stacy Mallicoat, California State University, Fullerton

• Denise Paquette Boots, University of Texas at Dallas

• Jill Rosenbaum, California State University, Fullerton

• Amanda Burgess-Proctor, Oakland University

• Christine Galvan-White, Arizona State University