Tag archive for ‘academia’
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Work-Life Balance Is Out of Reach for Many Male and Female Scientists
Both men and women in science are affected by issues related to work-life balance, a new survey says. “More than half of the survey’s 4,225 respondents said work demands conflict with their personal lives at least two to three times a week,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports, citing data from the Association for Women [...]
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NSF Study on Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering provides statistical information about the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment. A formal report, now in the form of a digest, is issued every 2 years. http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/start.cfm Nature Jobs blog about how women increase their share [...]
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Tenure track at Big Research U.
In a 5-part series, GenomeWeb presents a summary and highlights from Michael Ibba’s (Ohio State U.) career preparation talk at the American Society for Microbiology annual meeting. Ibba offers lots of useful advice based on his own experiences. Part 1: Reflections Part 2: Application Part 3: Interviews Part 4: Junior Faculty Part 5: Tenure Track [...]
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Ivory ceiling of service work
Academe, the magazine of the American Association of University Professors, recently printed this article detailing the large difference in the amount of time male and female faculty members spend on service activities. Service activities include tasks like serving on committees (search committees, seminar speaker invitation committees, curriculum revision committees, etc.), mentoring, and teaching. Studies have [...]