Routledge Research in Higher Education

<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>