“…While many women faculty opt not to face the challenge by deciding not to have children (Armenti, 2000;Finkel & Olswang, 1996), by securing non-tenure-track positions, or by working at less research-intensive institutions (Perna, 2001), those who do attempt to balance parenthood with faculty life at research universities find that academic work, although intrinsically satisfying, is also consuming and can have negative effects on personal life (Finkel & Olswang, 1996;Finkel, Olswang, & She, 1994;Sorcinelli & Near, 1989).…”