Book chapter
It Takes a Village: Academic Mothers Building Online Communities
Academic Mothers Building Online Communities: It Takes a Village, pp.1-14
Palgrave Macmillan
2023
Abstract
This chapter, authored by the editors of the volume, provides a theoretical frame for the chapters within the book. The chapter begins by exploring the issues that arise when an academic career intersects with caring responsibilities, most intensely felt by (but not limited to) mothers who are primary caregivers. The chapter explores the responsibilities that often confront academic mothers, such as parental leave, negotiating workload, juggling feeding while working, childcare, career progression, managing travel, and more. None of these issues are new, and yet many academic mothers find themselves feeling isolated, with few others within their institutions and networks who have had similar experiences. The chapter then considers the role of social media networks and groups as a form of social support for academic mothers as they navigate these issues. The discussion in the chapter will be considered through a lens of intersectionality, drawing attention to the ways in which these challenges of academic motherhood are magnified for those who identify as people of color, disabled, non-native dominant language speakers, and LGBTQ+.
Details
- Title
- It Takes a Village: Academic Mothers Building Online Communities
- Authors
- Rachael Dwyer (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education and Tertiary AccessSarah Trocchio (Author) - Rider UniversityJessica Jorgenson Borchert (Author) - Pittsburg State UniversityLisa K. Hanasono (Author) - Bowling Green State UniversityJeanette Yih Harvie (Author) - Syracuse University
- Contributors
- Sarah Trocchio (Editor) - Rider UniversityLisa K. Hanasono (Editor) - Bowling Green State UniversityJessica Jorgenson Borchert (Editor) - Pittsburg State UniversityRachael Dwyer (Editor) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education and Tertiary AccessJeanette Yih Harvie (Editor) - Syracuse University
- Publication details
- Academic Mothers Building Online Communities: It Takes a Village, pp.1-14
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-031-26665-2_1; 10.1007/978-3-031-26665-2
- ISBN
- 9783031266652
- Organisation Unit
- School of Education and Tertiary Access; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99735398702621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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