Authors
Lisa Wolf-Wendel, Kelly Ward
Publication date
2015/2
Journal
Innovative Higher Education
Volume
40
Pages
19-35
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Description
In this article we explore the role of academic discipline on the careers of tenure-line faculty women with children. Longitudinal, qualitative findings show that disciplinary contexts and ideal worker norms shape what it means to be an academic and a mother. Even after achieving tenure, ideal worker norms affect these roles; professional advancement is not a given in the academic pipeline. Institutions of higher education must create environments that facilitate the promotion of women to the rank of full professor and into administrative positions.
Scholar articles
L Wolf-Wendel, K Ward - Innovative Higher Education, 2015