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sciencewoman's boots ScienceWoman is a first-year assistant professor in -ology. She blogs about the intersection of science and real life - primarily based on her first-hand experiences. Her older posts can be found here.

alice looking schemey Alice Pawley is an assistant professor of engineering education at Purdue University. She blogs at the intersection of women's studies and engineering, a pretty empty space but with potential to grow. She wants to be a feminist-but-tenured professor when she grows up.

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what did they say about "balance," again?:

The Trouble Maker Mom

So I attended a pedagogy workshop this week and I brought Minnow along. For those not keeping track, she's now almost 18 months old and still going strong with the nursing (>= 2 x/day, >=2x/night). When I signed up for...

Working without a net

Katie @ Minor Revisions has decided to take the good job close to her family, rather than the dreamy job many states away. She sounds a little sad about the decision, but I am rejoicing for her. The lack of...

Ask Sciencewoman: Part-time post-docs

Dear Sciencewoman, I'm currently in the last 6 months of my PhD, and I have an 8 month old. I love research, but I want more time with my child, and I am curious if there is such a thing...

Reflections on my first year as a faculty member

How am I assessing my successes and challenges of my first tenure-track year? A mixed bag, I think.

How hard do academics with kids really have it compared to the rest of the working world?

So I meant to have a nice post today addressing Ecogeofemme's challenge of describing how we write papers/proposals, but I haven't actually managed to do any writing today like I was supposed to. Instead, I am going to point out...

Making a clean getaway

I'm going to Isle Royale. On vacation. With no Internets.

Am I a fool for thinking we can take a summer break from daycare?

There is an occasional faint light at the end of the tunnel of the academic year, and with that light come a lot of planning for the summer. I'm trying not to place unrealistic productivity expectations on the summer, but...

A tale of two weeks: week 2

My academic life is a mashup between work and personal.

A tale of two weeks: week 1

Who said that spring break was supposed to be relaxing?

Sinking, rather

I had thought that I was getting on top of things over spring break. My folks came to visit us in the Illinois house, we refinished our kitchen floor and made umpteen home repairs, and drove back to W. Lafayette...

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