Tidbits from an Atmospheric Sciences Ph.D. student, teacher, writer, journalist, martial artist, cyclist, and general geek
Sunday, August 23, 2009
stories of mother-scientists
My sudden absence again was due to a family camping trip. Besides the dead car battery in the middle of the trip, it was rather unexciting: two days of driving for four days of camping. I did enjoy getting out of town for a bit and getting some reading done.
During the four days of actual camping, I read quite a bit. I finished a book about scientist-mothers, Motherhood, the Elephant in the Laboratory. While I probably won't do actual lab work, these mothers' stories contain useful compromises and warnings for my future. Between that and Mama, PhD, I've gotten a good reality check on the benefits and challenges of career and family. I highly recommend both of them.
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children,
gender,
stress management,
time management
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