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ABCs and Ph.D.s: Frills, lace, and dressing for success
I know that my mother and mother-in-law laugh at me behind my back. After all, I’ve taken some pretty ridiculous...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Knitting
One of the things I do when I'm not teaching or preparing for class, not grading or cooking or working...
Math Geek Mom: Teach Our Daughters Math
The American Mathematical Society recently published a study ( Cross-Cultural Analysis of Students with Exceptional Talent in Mathematical Problem Solving)...
Motherhood After Tenure: Michelle Obama's Dress
Of all the possible reactions to Barack Obama’s historical victory this week, I wasn’t prepared for a lead story about...
ABCs and Ph.D.s: The Sequential Strategy
When I was in graduate school I could count on one hand (maybe even one finger) the number of graduate...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Getting out the Vote
I first came to political consciousness during the Watergate era. We'd been living overseas and actually returned to the U.S...
Math Geek Mom: Seventy Seven Cents?
Women are paid, on average, only seventy seven cents for every dollar earned by men. As can be seen at...
Motherhood After Tenure: Domestic Duties
Tomorrow is my best friend’s birthday and I’ve decided to give her an unusual present: I’m paying to have her...