tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11399622.post111351549043974207..comments2023-10-23T10:37:45.163-07:00Comments on Dr. Write: Balancing Motherhood and Work/AcademiaDr Writehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16408687271313205905noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11399622.post-87541089755221756982010-08-20T05:41:13.829-07:002010-08-20T05:41:13.829-07:00I googled motherhood and academia and your blog ap...I googled motherhood and academia and your blog appeared, as if by some magic, because today I am struggling with both of these 'ideals' - motherhood is imposing itself on my academic progress.<br />After abandoning my work for 6 weeks to accommodate the children's summer vacation, I am trying to regain my thoughts and ideas, when I am called to school to collect one child who has 'a tummy ache' ... my day has been disruptive and I am now left ranting in my own head about the demands of parenting and academic life! <br />So I appreciated your honesty and your candid reply to those who believe that they need to keep up appearances that all is rosy in the college gardens. I've realised that I am not alone and that other women out there know the duality of juggling a family with a scholarly/writerly life!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14464660908758654062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11399622.post-1113961600456259182005-04-19T18:46:00.000-07:002005-04-19T18:46:00.000-07:00Thanks for this link. I view the Chronicle as one...Thanks for this link. I view the Chronicle as one of the texts that perpetuates the home/work barrier, and this article is quite representative of that perpetruation.<BR/><BR/>I think that while she was being honest, I agree that she could have turned what she saw to be HER failure into a failure in the system.<BR/><BR/>Right on, Dr. Write.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11399622.post-1113592199313628182005-04-15T12:09:00.000-07:002005-04-15T12:09:00.000-07:00Dr. Write, I think the trick is to have the kind o...Dr. Write, I think the trick is to have the kind of academic career with no glamor associated. Then nobody's kidding anybody. It's work--good work, but work--and it's not supposed to make you gleam like silver and sparkle like gold. <BR/><BR/>I'm always of two minds when I think about these women in academia articles. Mind one: academic life is largely a steaming pile of nonsense (euphemism). Mind two: it's SO not fair that male careerist types get ahead with their pseudo-accomplishments and hollow accolades. <BR/><BR/>This leaves aside certain luminaries who have (a) worked very hard and (b)accomplished things that have made my intellectual life richer. But for most of academia, I say, it can take a flying leap.<BR/><BR/>If that helps at allLisa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10646181766775405935noreply@blogger.com