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I just finished reading an engaging article in The New Yorker, called " The Truth Wears Off. " The author Jonah Lehrer talks abou... -
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5 comments:
Thanks for the link! It hits unpleasantly close to home.
The more I read on this topic the more I think having a family and being a successful scientist just isn't possible for a woman. ...makes me sad.
This article made me sad, especially since she seems to blame her choice to have kids as the reason she couldn't get redemption...
@GMP
Even for those of us not in tenure track, the idea that a lack of self-confidence could have such a cumulative effect is a wake up call.
@SD
I know some who struggle to have kids and continue to be successful academic scientists. But frankly, I fell more like you.
@SM
Yes, it was disheartening. I felt that a large part of her "failure" was not in her choice to have kids but her cumulative lack of confidence.
Thanks for the link. I can totally relate to being your own worst enemy.
Any time i feel that I can't have a family and be a successful scientist, I try to recall all the tenure-track faculty that I know who are successful and then I try to convince myself that I can do it too...dammit!
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