Failing Families, Failing Science: Work-Family Conflict in Academic Science
August 3, 2016 | Elaine Howard Ecklund

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Elaine Howard Ecklund
Baker Institute Rice Faculty Scholar | Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences and Professor of SociologyBy Elaine Howard Ecklund and Anne E. Lincoln
Based on surveys of over 2,000 junior and senior scientists, both male and female, as well as in-depth interviews, “Failing Families, Failing Science” examines how the rigors of a career in academic science makes it especially difficult to balance family and work.