Sunday, August 04, 2013

Work-family balance in academia

Someone has looked at the men's side of this discussion, specifically men in the sciences. The categories and comments are interesting. for instance, Asked, “Do you think that having children then is difficult to manage with being a scientist?” one physicist said, “No, absolutely not. That’s why you have a wife.”
That kind of comment would not likely be heard in a business setting, at least not without the door closed and locked. Wow.

Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/08/22/sociologists-consider-how-male-scientists-balance-work-and-family#ixzz2ZJo6s67M
Inside Higher Ed

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