Academic Motherhood: Managing Complex Roles in Research Universities

By K. Ward, Lisa E. Wolf-Wendel. 2003

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Doctoral Student Attrition in the Stem Fields: An Exploratory Event History Analysis (2009, background): “Warranting further exploration is the connection between dependents and completion, particularly in light of research discussing the hectic lifestyles of students and faculty with children (Grant, Kennelly, & Ward, 2000; Ward & Wolf-Wendel, 2004).”
Academic fathers pursuing tenure: A qualitative study of work-family conflict, coping strategies, and departmental culture. (2012, background): “Ward and Wolf-Wendel (2004) suggest that these two seemingly competing roles of worker and father actually complement each other by allowing the individual to take a break from one role when focusing on the other.”
The Effects of Faculty Demographic Characteristics and Disciplinary Context on Dimensions of Job Satisfaction (2008, background): “... as culture and environment are a reflection of equity and welcome, to what extent is the academy supportive of those who bring a different perspective to the faculty role? Past research has suggested a host of organizational policies and programs for universities and colleges to institute with t”
Onto, Up, Off the Academic Faculty Ladder: The Gendered Effects of Family on Career Transitions for a Cohort of Social Science Ph.D.s (2011, background): “In a qualitative study, Ward and Wolf-Wendel (2004) found that, for some faculty women, becoming a mother has potentially important positive impacts on their work lives.”
Why the Academic Pipeline Leaks: Fewer Men than Women Perceive Barriers to Becoming Professors (2004, background): “Others have reported the difficulties parents—particularly mothers—face in academia (e.g., Armenti, 2004; O’Reilly, 2003; Simeone, 1987; Ward & Wolf-Wendel, 2004; Wilson, 1999).”
Fitting the Mold of Graduate School: A Qualitative Study of Socialization in Doctoral Education (2008, background): “much flexibility. This can be easily seen in the literature on faculty socialization as many women with children have reported disparate and negative experiences ( Ward and Wolf-Wendel 2004 ).”
New Faculty on the Block: Issues of Stress and Support (2008, background): “Ward and Wolf-Wendel (2004) highlighted the challenges of combining academics and having children.”