Three children - one chair, or how to survive a career as scientist and parent
Three children - one chair, or how to survive a career as scientist and parent
- Event time: 11:00am until 12:00pm
- Event date: 13th February 2025
- Speaker: Prof Sonja Franke-Arnold (University of Glasgow)
- Location: James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB) 6201 James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD GB
Event details
The majority of researchers in academia will have children, but we rarely talk about it. I this talk I will share some of my personal experience of the challenges, struggles and joys of raising kids while pursuing a career in academia, and discuss some selected statistics and research related to parenthood and specifically motherhood in relation to expectations of employers and society. Please come with questions, opinions and an open mind!
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