Navigating Academic Motherhood

<p>This volume offers a range of scholarly narratives from tenured faculty mothers across North America sharing insights into their unique struggles compromises and successes from their journeys to tenure.</p><p>Featuring personal essays and research-based commentaries about effective mentoring for mothers in academia this book unpacks the varied and complex challenges involved in achieving a work/family balance. With contributors from a multitude of types of institutions and disciplines including psychology education music chemistry philosophy and more this collection of essays presents a diverse and engaging array of perspectives on topics ranging from navigating pregnancy to staying productive while managing competing home and work responsibilities.</p><p>This important volume is intended for graduate students professors higher education administrators and scholars across education gender and sexuality in education and women’s studies. It will also be a vital resource for those with interests in gender equity in education more broadly.</p>