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xxxvii, 347 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm |
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still image rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Series |
PSU Faculty or Staff Author.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"This volume focuses on the diverse ways in which mothers working within academia seek to find others with similar experiences to build virtual communities. Although the faculty and student populations of universities have diversified, mothers in academia are disproportionately overrepresented in precarious faculty and staff positions and continue to experience myriad institutional and interpersonal barriers, such as gender wage gaps that are exacerbated by stop-the-clock tenure policies, inadequate parental leave policies, expensive or scarce local childcare options, and social biases. The book gives space to the many ways women create and challenge their own versions of motherhood through a digital "village," examining how academic mothers use virtual communities to seek and enact different kinds of support." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Jorgenson Borchert, PSU Faculty or Staff Author. |
| Subject |
Women in higher education -- Social conditions.
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Online social networks.
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Online social networks (OCoLC)fst01741311
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| Added Author |
Trocchio, Sarah, editor.
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Hanasono, Lisa K., editor.
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Borchert, Jessica Jorgenson, editor.
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Dwyer, Rachael, editor.
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Harvie, Jeanette Yih, editor.
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| ISBN |
3031266641 hardcover |
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9783031266645 hardcover |
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9783031266652 electronic book |
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