"early career researchers" blog posts

Motherhood in the Academy: How care, fieldwork, and institutional logics shape research-led teaching

Picture yourself at the end of your PhD, just about ready to launch your academic career as a researcher and active contributor to your discipline. At the heart of your research is fieldwork, exciting trips to interesting places perhaps far away from home. At the same time, you would really like to start a family.

Posted on: 7 January 2026