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Dual Career Couples in the Academic Sciences

Dual Career Couples in the Academic Sciences. Dr. Elizabeth G. Creamer, Professor Virginia Tech Creamere@vt.edu Town Meeting Thursday, March 6, 2008 American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting Orlando, Florida. A Little About My Background.

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Dual Career Couples in the Academic Sciences

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  1. Dual Career Couples in the Academic Sciences Dr. Elizabeth G. Creamer, Professor Virginia Tech Creamere@vt.edu Town Meeting Thursday, March 6, 2008 American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting Orlando, Florida

  2. A Little About My Background • Director of Research an Assessment for AdvanceVT. • Faculty work-lives is one of my research areas. • My interest in women in SET has grown over the courses of three NSF-funded projects. • 2001 book about collaboration among academic couples. E.. G. Creamer, Virginia Tech

  3. There have been many well-known couples in the arts and in the sciences. Alfred Steiglitz & Georgia O’Keefe Margaret Mead & Greg Bateson Pycior, H. M., Slack, N. G., & Abir-Am, P. (1996). Creative Couples in the Sciences. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. Marie and Pierre Curie E.. G. Creamer, Virginia Tech

  4. The “Two-Body Problem” Some view spouses as an opportunity; some people view them as a problem. The way it’s phrased here is it’s a two- body problem. That is the jargon phrase for this situation. I wish they would view it more as a two-body opportunity. (Noah, First Hire, VT Dual Hire Study) Adaptation of a painting, American Gothic. E.. G. Creamer, Virginia Tech

  5. Overview of the Presentation • How many dual career couples are there? • What do we know about the link between an academic partner and productivity? • What do we know about the impact of babies on academic careers? • What are “family-friendly” policies? E.. G. Creamer, Virginia Tech

  6. How Many Dual Career Couples are there in the Academy? E.. G. Creamer, Virginia Tech

  7. Percent of PHDs in STEM with a Spouse in STEM. E.. G. Creamer, Virginia Tech

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  9. A Multi-Institution Study of Dual Hires • Virginia Tech, New Mexico State, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Utah State • Conducted in 2006 • 54 interviews Creamer, E. G., & Glass, V. Q. (2006). ADVANCE Dual-Career Hiring Study. Poster presented at the ADVANCE PI Meeting.May 18-19, 2006. Washington, DC. E.. G. Creamer, Virginia Tech

  10. FIRST HIRES (n=21) In science or engineering 52% women Hired in a tenure-track position (87%) SECOND HIRE In science or engineering 60% men Hired as an assistant professor (47%) or in a non-tenure track position (53%) Multi-Institution Dual Hire Study E.. G. Creamer, Virginia Tech

  11. What is known about the link between an academic partner and research productivity? E.. G. Creamer, Virginia Tech

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  13. Marriage, Children, and Productivity • Gender differences in publishing productivity have narrowed considerably in recent years. • Married women with children (up to 3) are NOT significantly less productive than married men with children. • Faculty with an academic partner are not significantly more productive than other faculty members (Bellas in Ferber & Loeb, 1997). Creamer. E. G. (1998). Assessing Faculty Publication Productivity: Issues of Equity. ASHE/ERIC Higher Education Report Vol. 26, No. 2. George Washington University. E.. G. Creamer, Virginia Tech

  14. Positive views about work-life integration increases overall job satisfaction for both male and female faculty. Dept. Climate Job Satisfaction POSITIVE WORK-LIFE TENSIONS Family Characteristics *Amelink, C. T., & Creamer, E. G. (in press). Work-life Spillover and Job Satisfaction of Married/Partnered Faculty Members. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering. E.. G. Creamer, Virginia Tech

  15. Work-life Balance Often Has a Positive Impact on Satisfaction and Productivity. “Since my wife and I had a baby, I’ve changed the way I use my time. I have to be more careful about my time. It’s helped me to be more focused. I don’t waste as much time as I used to. It limits how much time I am willing to devote to work.”(Male, EE, Pre-tenure, January 2008, VT Study) E.. G. Creamer, Virginia Tech

  16. What is the impact of babies on productivity and satisfaction? E.. G. Creamer, Virginia Tech

  17. Mason, M. A., & Goulden, M. (2004). Marriage and Baby Blues: Redefining Gender Equity in the Academy. ANNALS, AAPSS, 596. E.. G. Creamer, Virginia Tech

  18. What are “Family Friendly” Policies? • Dual-Career Hiring • Stop-the-Clock • Modified Duties • Subsidized Child-care • Part-time Tenure E.. G. Creamer, Virginia Tech

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