tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post4532516347989402293..comments2024-03-25T02:33:41.590-05:00Comments on FemaleScienceProfessor: The Incredible Invisible ProfessorFemale Science Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-22909628629490951822006-10-24T15:01:00.000-05:002006-10-24T15:01:00.000-05:00To follow up my earlier comment and your post -- f...To follow up my earlier comment and your post -- for some reason women can't be both a mom and a colleague. It's truely an either/or (especially with their predominantly male co-workers). Maybe because the women in the men's lives have had as their 'main' role that of mother and homemaker? Whereas their male colleagues are often dads *and* professors, so that makes complete sense. I don't like it, but for my own sense of self I often end up NOT taking my kids to work-related events because I don't get taken 'seriously' and it drives me batty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-3543187345105931652006-10-24T10:07:00.000-05:002006-10-24T10:07:00.000-05:00Have you seen this article in today's Chronicle of...Have you seen this article in today's <i>Chronicle of Higher Ed</i>?<br /><br /><a href="http://chronicle.com/daily/2006/10/2006102401n.htm">Harvard Notes a Decline in Proportion of Women Who Accepted Offers of Tenure-Track Faculty Jobs</a><br /><br />It's not about science professors in particular, but it does discuss factors like evening meetings that affect professors with families and professors who don't live in Cambridge. Have a look.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-6805749347354713562006-10-23T21:21:00.000-05:002006-10-23T21:21:00.000-05:00The optimistic view might be that people realize h...The optimistic view might be that people realize how busy scientist-moms are, and thought you'd want some time alone with your family, for once?<br /><br />btw, you have a typo in this post.Ms.PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050354864577547294noreply@blogger.com