Gender in academia and other stories
Please find below a collection of must-read articles pertaining to structural sexism, women in academia, striking a work-life balance, parenting and other important topics.
Why Women Still Can't Have It All
Anne-Marie Slaughter describes her experience of stepping down from a high-level State Department position to teach at Princeton and spend more time with her children. She discusses the challenges met by feminists seeking to advance their careers and do right by their families.
Can Modern Women “Have It All”?
Rebecca Traister responds to Anne Marie Slaughter's 2012 article, arguing that we should strike the term 'having it all' from the feminist lexicon.
Can We Please Stop the "Having It All" Conversation?
Leah Eichler critiques the premise of the having it all debate.
The Confidence Gap
Evidence shows that women are less self-assured than men—and that to succeed, confidence matters as much as competence. Here's why, and what to do about it.
The Female Confidence Gap is a Sham
Women's lack of confidence could be just a keen understanding of just how little society values them
The Problem With Confidence Men - How Katty Kay and Claire Shipman get it Wrong on Women and Overconfidence
Evidence supports female under-confidence, showing that systemic structural factors disadvantage women.
E-mails Ignored, Meetings Denied: Bias at the Search Stage Limits Diversity
Much of the talk about ending workplace discrimination focuses on gateways — that is, what happens after a woman or a minority candidate applies to college or sends in a resume for a particular job. But some of the biggest barriers to a truly diverse applicant pool and workforce come a stage earlier, at the application phase. Evidence suggests that females and minority candidates are systematically discriminated at critical stages of their professional careers.
Articles on gender, race and child-rearing in the academy and beyond
Taking your Children to an African Country While you Conduct Your Research
Kim Yi Dionne discusses her experiences bringing her 14 month old daughter with her for her dissertation fieldwork in Malawi.
The Awesomest 7-Year Postdoc or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Tenure-Track Faculty Life
Radhika Nagpal reflects on the ways she has dealt with not feeling like superwoman in her R1 tenure track job.
The three things I learned at the Purdue Conference for Pre-Tenure Women: on being a radical scholar
Kate Clancy on being radical in academia and not 'pulling the ladder up' behind you if you make it.
Harvard Helps the Less Fortunate
Response from Indian feminist collective to Harvard's efforts to "offer recommendations to India and other South Asian countries in the wake of the New Delhi gang rape and murder". Their response details the ongoing work of Indian feminists on this topic.
How to Raise a Kid Who Isn't Whiny and Annoying
"I'm raising children in a privileged world. We have food. Money to save for an education. At 2, my daughter has a room that is bigger than any room I've ever occupied in my life. We can afford the fancy Easter dress. When we have a bad day, we can afford to get a special treat. I'm glad I'm raising a child in this environment. In fact, my husband and I waited to have kids just so we could do things like take vacations to Florida. But now that we are here, I wonder if we really are doing things the right way..."
Raising White Kids While White
The death of Trayvon Martin provoked a lot of public conversation about the lessons that Black parents teach their children, including lessons about safety in a dangerous world, and the burdens of a culture structured by racism. Less has been said about the lessons white parents should teach their children "Bread and Roses" discusses white privilege and teaching white kids about what race means for their lives and the lives of others.
Why Women Still Can't Have It All
Anne-Marie Slaughter describes her experience of stepping down from a high-level State Department position to teach at Princeton and spend more time with her children. She discusses the challenges met by feminists seeking to advance their careers and do right by their families.
Can Modern Women “Have It All”?
Rebecca Traister responds to Anne Marie Slaughter's 2012 article, arguing that we should strike the term 'having it all' from the feminist lexicon.
Can We Please Stop the "Having It All" Conversation?
Leah Eichler critiques the premise of the having it all debate.
The Confidence Gap
Evidence shows that women are less self-assured than men—and that to succeed, confidence matters as much as competence. Here's why, and what to do about it.
The Female Confidence Gap is a Sham
Women's lack of confidence could be just a keen understanding of just how little society values them
The Problem With Confidence Men - How Katty Kay and Claire Shipman get it Wrong on Women and Overconfidence
Evidence supports female under-confidence, showing that systemic structural factors disadvantage women.
E-mails Ignored, Meetings Denied: Bias at the Search Stage Limits Diversity
Much of the talk about ending workplace discrimination focuses on gateways — that is, what happens after a woman or a minority candidate applies to college or sends in a resume for a particular job. But some of the biggest barriers to a truly diverse applicant pool and workforce come a stage earlier, at the application phase. Evidence suggests that females and minority candidates are systematically discriminated at critical stages of their professional careers.
Articles on gender, race and child-rearing in the academy and beyond
Taking your Children to an African Country While you Conduct Your Research
Kim Yi Dionne discusses her experiences bringing her 14 month old daughter with her for her dissertation fieldwork in Malawi.
The Awesomest 7-Year Postdoc or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Tenure-Track Faculty Life
Radhika Nagpal reflects on the ways she has dealt with not feeling like superwoman in her R1 tenure track job.
The three things I learned at the Purdue Conference for Pre-Tenure Women: on being a radical scholar
Kate Clancy on being radical in academia and not 'pulling the ladder up' behind you if you make it.
Harvard Helps the Less Fortunate
Response from Indian feminist collective to Harvard's efforts to "offer recommendations to India and other South Asian countries in the wake of the New Delhi gang rape and murder". Their response details the ongoing work of Indian feminists on this topic.
How to Raise a Kid Who Isn't Whiny and Annoying
"I'm raising children in a privileged world. We have food. Money to save for an education. At 2, my daughter has a room that is bigger than any room I've ever occupied in my life. We can afford the fancy Easter dress. When we have a bad day, we can afford to get a special treat. I'm glad I'm raising a child in this environment. In fact, my husband and I waited to have kids just so we could do things like take vacations to Florida. But now that we are here, I wonder if we really are doing things the right way..."
Raising White Kids While White
The death of Trayvon Martin provoked a lot of public conversation about the lessons that Black parents teach their children, including lessons about safety in a dangerous world, and the burdens of a culture structured by racism. Less has been said about the lessons white parents should teach their children "Bread and Roses" discusses white privilege and teaching white kids about what race means for their lives and the lives of others.