Childcare is the least problem for scientists with families |
Childcare is the least problem when you are a scientist with a family. I'm saying this as a scientist father in Germany, a country with a (deserved) reputation for bad child care. In the past, a lot has been said and wri...[more] |
childcare employment women children |
Posted on Tuesday 18 January 2011 - 11:40:47 |
Science is not a 9-5 job |
Yesterday I read an article in the German newspaper "Süddeutsche", in which the author states that basically every German scientist incriminates his employer. The article says: ...[more] |
science politics working hours employment |
Posted on Tuesday 29 January 2008 - 08:39:44 |
Please dispose thoughtfully of your used postdocs |
This morning, I read this letter to Nature about how 80% of US postdocs never get a tenured position. Then there is this discussion at FriendFeed where Bill Hooker posts this image: ...[more] |
postdocs science politics employment labor |
Posted on Thursday 28 August 2008 - 19:24:53 |
The data confirm: don't get children before tenure |
This morning, on the podcast of the journal Science was an interview with Beryl Lieff Benderly who covered the topic of women in science. They talked about a recent feature article in American Scientist precisely on tha...[more] |
women children science politics working hours employment childcare |
Posted on Thursday 19 April 2012 - 10:31:39 |