The Relationship between Family Responsibilities and Employment Status among College and University Faculty

Gender and the Editorial Process:World Politics, 2007–2017

“…15. For examples of studies discussing challenges facing female academics, see Finkel and Olswang (1996), Perna (2001), Monroe et al (2008), Wolfinger, Mason, and Goulden (2008), Ward and Wolf-Wendel (2012), Mitchell and Hesli (2013), and Gasser and Shaffer (2014). For discussion of how race can compound these challenges, see Monforti and Michelson (2008).…”

Academic Motherhood: Managing Complex Roles in Research Universities

“…For example, some studies do not disaggregate the data by either institutional type or by faculty rank. Without this disaggregation, it is difficult to determine the effect of having children on productivity, especially because women with children are more likely to be found at lower faculty ranks and at institutions with higher teaching loads than both male and female faculty without children (Fox, 1991;Perna, 2001). Still other studies (e.g., Bellas & Toutkoushian, 1999) did not disaggregate the data by gender and family status and therefore are unable to delineate the specific effects of children on women's research productivity.…”

“…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).…”

“…Today, women make up an increasing share of new faculty hires (Finkelstein, Seal, & Schuster, 1998). Women faculty are less likely to have children compared to women in professions such as law and medicine (Cooney & Uhlenberg, 1989), and only 31 percent of current women faculty have children (Perna, 2001). Still, the demographics (both age and gender) of the newly hired faculty suggest that an increasing number are likely to want to have children (Varner, 2000).…”

Who’s Teaching the Teachers? Evidence from the National Survey of Postsecondary Faculty and the Survey of Earned Doctorates

“…News rank or Carnegie classification) or work and graduate school experience indicators (Experience: assistantship/fellowship, full-time attendance, debt incurred). At this stage of the pipeline, we use an expanded set of personal and family indicators, adding age at which the doctoral degree was received and number of dependents while pursuing the doctoral degree (Perna 2001). Our general equation is expressed as follows: Faculty = /(Preparation, Experience, Personal).…”