Hope, J., Lemanski, C., Bastia, T. et al. (3 more authors) (2020) Childcare and academia : an intervention. International Development Planning Review, 42 (4). pp. 391-405. ISSN 1474-6743
Abstract
In this Viewpoint, we engage with the everyday politics of academia – specifically, how caring for young children continues to affect academic work and career trajectories in ways that could be better mitigated. This viewpoint piece collates the personal accounts of six development scholars who discuss their experiences of negotiating both academia and childcare, covering fieldwork, funding, career trajectories, sharing parental responsibilities and challenges for family life. Though charting different experiences, all these contributions argue for better recognition of both the gains and persistent inequalities in how care responsibilities impact academic work and careers, and the need to better mitigate these with concrete changes to policy and practice.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Liverpool University Press. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in International Development Planning Review. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | care; pregnancy; childcare; universities; career progression; gender inequality |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Urban Studies & Planning (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 24 Feb 2020 10:20 |
Last Modified: | 10 Dec 2021 16:44 |
Published Version: | https://online.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Liverpool University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3828/idpr.2019.40 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:157492 |