tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415015639692216699.post3673061120676172870..comments2008-06-12T19:27:06.679-04:00Dr. Huginkisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273740636415633205noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415015639692216699.post-29363927002227799642008-06-12T19:27:00.000-04:002008-06-12T19:27:00.000-04:002008-06-12T19:27:00.000-04:00Great insights, Cranks. I think a lot of you what you said has merit, including the generational issue. (For example, I can imagine "service is for junior scholars" being true in some departments, rather than -- or, more likely, in addition to -- "service is for women".) To access the full text you have to be on a computer at a university that subscribes to that particular journal, so I included a link to the freely-available abstract as well.<BR/><BR/>Thoughts from others?Dr. Huginkisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273740636415633205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415015639692216699.post-69166681786044964832008-06-12T15:35:00.000-04:002008-06-12T15:35:00.000-04:002008-06-12T15:35:00.000-04:00Okay, I didn't read the study (the link didn't work and I'm too lazy to track down the original at the moment), but did they talk to any men? How many male faculty members experience at least some of these factors? I'm not saying women don't have the same challenges, but on behalf of the involved dads on the board, I gotta say, I feel huge pressure over balance, family commitments, needs of my kids, etc. I frequently put my professional ambitions in check to allow my wife to pursue her career. I'm pretty new in my career, but have a lot of seniority in my unit. I've held department administrative posts for 4 of my 8 years. I'm not asking for medals, cookies, or validation. Just saying, others are in similar circumstances.<BR/><BR/>Wouldn't the experiences of male faculty help place the female experience in proper context? Perhaps the divide is far less prominent today than it was in the past. Isn't it possible men and women experience different pressures, though both face stress and tension in their professional lives? Might early career faculty face similar pressures in many departments (i.e., trying to push a stagnant department to be more scholarly, being cast as "young upstarts" in tension w/the "old timers", etc.)? <BR/><BR/>I just wonder if focusing heavily on gender ignores a lot of other sources of stress, such as generational tensions.<BR/><BR/>Then again, I've been wrong before (twice before I even got out of bed this morning).Dr Crankyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05757337546004421130noreply@blogger.com