ERIC Number: EJ772680
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 27
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Faculty Life at Community Colleges: The Perspective of Women with Children
Wolf-Wendel, Lisa; Ward, Kelly; Twombly, Susan B.
Community College Review, v34 n4 p255-281 2007
This article explores the dynamics of how female faculty members at 2-year colleges balance the demands of their faculty jobs with motherhood. Results suggest that the community college appears to be a place that offers women the opportunity to balance their interests in teaching at the postsecondary level with the demands of having a family. This is not to say, however, that academic life at the community college is devoid of challenges for women faculty with young children. Some of these challenges include not having enough time, feeling guilty about not being able to give 100% to all of one's roles, concerns about tenure, inequity at work, and inequity at home.
Descriptors: Females, Women Faculty, Community Colleges, College Faculty, Family Work Relationship, Mothers, Young Children, Tenure, Employed Parents, Sex Role
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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