{"product_id":"motherhood-the-elephant-in-the-laboratory-9780801476693","title":"Motherhood the Elephant in the Laboratory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout half of the undergraduate and roughly 40 percent of graduate degree recipients in science and engineering are women. As increasing numbers of these women pursue research careers in science, many who choose to have children discover the unique difficulties of balancing a professional life in these highly competitive (and often male-dominated) fields with the demands of motherhood. Although this issue directly affects the career advancement of women scientists, it is rarely discussed as a professional concern, leaving individuals to face the dilemma on their own.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTo address this obvious but unacknowledged crisisthe elephant in the laboratory, according to one scientistEmily Monosson, an independent toxicologist, has brought together 34 women scientists from overlapping generations and several fields of researchincluding physics, chemistry, geography, paleontology, and ecology, among othersto share their experiences. From women who began their careers in the 1970s and\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily Monosson has edited a very interesting book. She has collected essays written by 34 female scientists on how they managed to combine being a scientist with being a mother. It is regrettable that the subject of this book has continued to be relevant despite many decades of struggle by scientists to find a balance between work and family. The problem remains unsolved.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Alice L. Givan * Industrial and Labor Relations Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these heartrending essays, women who are well-trained and well-situated in science detail the compromises they have made in order to raise children and be scientists.... The women who succeed—and there are many in this volume—are those whose partners take an equal share of the responsibility for raising a family and making the household function.\u003c\/p\u003e * American Scientist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWomen trying to squeeze a career and family duties into one 24-hour day will gain much affirmation from this collection of essays. The writers, who all balance science careers and motherhood, provide a fascinating insight into a world too often kept hidden. For those without children it should come with a health warning: the juggling and compromises these women have learned to live with may add up to a sobering reality check for those who still think they can have it all. For some it may prove a powerful contraceptive.\u003c\/p\u003e * New Scientist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cb\u003eSection I. 1970s\u003c\/b\u003eBalancing Family and Career Demands with 20\/20 Hindsight\u003cbr\u003e by Aviva BrecherExtreme Motherhood: You Can't Get There from Here\u003cbr\u003e by Joan S. BaizerCareers versus Child Care in Academia\u003cbr\u003e by Deborah RossIdentities: Looking Back over Forty Years as a Social Scientist,\u003cbr\u003e Woman, and Mother\u003cbr\u003e by Marilyn Wilkey MerrittCosts and Rewards of Success in Academia, or Bouncing into\u003cbr\u003e the Rubber Ceiling\u003cbr\u003e by Marla S. McIntoshOne Set of Choices as a Mom and Scientist\u003cbr\u003e by Suzanne Epstein\u003cb\u003eSection II. 1980s\u003c\/b\u003eThree Sides of the Balance\u003cbr\u003e by Anne DouglassThe Accidental Astronomer\u003cbr\u003e by Stefi BaumAt Home with Toxicology: A Career Evolves\u003cbr\u003e by Emily MonossonGeological Consulting and Kids: An Unpredictable Balancing Act?\u003cbr\u003e by Debra HannemanCareer Scientists and the Shared Academic Position\u003cbr\u003e by Carol B. de Wet\u003cb\u003eSection III. 1990s\u003c\/b\u003eLess Pay, a Little Less Work\u003cbr\u003e by Heidi NewbergReflections of a Female Scientist with Outside Interests\u003cbr\u003e by Christine SeroogyPart-Time at a National Laboratory: A Split Life\u003cbr\u003e by Rebecca A. EfroymsonThe Eternal Quest for Balance: A Career in Five Acts, No Intermission\u003cbr\u003e by Theresa M. WizemannReflections on Motherhood and Science\u003cbr\u003e by Teresa Capone CookThe Benefits of Four-Dumbbell Support\u003cbr\u003e by Catherine O'RiordanExtraordinary Commitments of Time and Energy\u003cbr\u003e by Deborah HarrisFinding My Way Back to the Bench: An Unexpectedly Satisfying Destination\u003cbr\u003e by A. Pia AbolaMothering Primates\u003cbr\u003e by Devin ReeseFinding the Right Balance, Personal and Professional, as a Mother in Science\u003cbr\u003e by Gayle Barbin ZydlewskiWhat? I Don't Need a PhD to Potty-Train My Children?\u003cbr\u003e by Nanette J. PazdernikVariety, Challenge, and Flexibility: The Benefits of Straying from the Narrow Path\u003cbr\u003e by Marguerite ToscanoThe Balancing Act\u003cbr\u003e by Kim M. FowlerJuggling through Life’s Transitions\u003cbr\u003e by Cal Baier-AndersonHaving It All, Just Not All at the Same Time\u003cbr\u003e by Andrea L. Kalfoglou\u003cb\u003eSection IV. 2000s\u003c\/b\u003eExploring Less-Traveled Paths\u003cbr\u003e by Deborah DuffyStanding Up\u003cbr\u003e by Gina D. Wesley-HuntBecause of Our Mom, a True Rocket Scientist\u003cbr\u003e by Elizabeth Douglass and Katherine DouglassOn Being What You Love\u003cbr\u003e by Rachel ObbardParsimony Is What We Are Taught, Not What We Live\u003cbr\u003e by Sofia Katerina Refetoff ZahedRole Models: Out with the Old and In with the New\u003cbr\u003e by Marie RemikerPursuing Science and Motherhood\u003cbr\u003e by Kimberly D’AnnaConclusion \u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405154066775,"sku":"9780801476693","price":21.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801476693.jpg?v=1730488902","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/motherhood-the-elephant-in-the-laboratory-9780801476693","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}