Paradoxically, having kids can be a great way of learning to deal with overstress. Continue reading
One thing at a time
parenting
Time to grow
As scientists, the most important thing we can give our children is our time. Continue reading
Kids and Kardashians
Starting a family is something that’s often presented as a risk in career terms. In fact, it may actually turn you into a better risk-taker. Continue reading
Soft power and parenting
Being a parent imposes restraints on soft as well as hard power. Continue reading
Bad Behaviour
Nothing makes a parent smile like the sound of a child screaming… Continue reading
To have and to hold…and then to go back to work
It’s fairly well accepted that in the biological sciences roughly 50% of undergraduates are female, with a 50:50 sex ratio also continuing to postgraduate level (see HERE for US data). At postdoc there’s either parity or a slight skew towards men, and thereafter a steadily climbing rate of male occupancy as one climbs up the higher echelons of academia (LINK). (It’s even more male-biased in the physical sciences)
There has been much hand-wringing about this. Continue reading
