Supporting parents/carers in Academia. Career disruptions,return to work after parental leave. For Women/Men/All in Academia. Equal opportunity. Est. by @anibio

Joined November 2018
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Parents in Academia retweeted
šŸ“£FREE #SciMomChat event! Are you and your partner both in academia? Join us on Oct 15 to explore strategies for navigating the 'two-body problem' and balancing careers in STEMM. mothersinscience.com/scimomc… #WomenInSTEM @Momademia @postdocparents @AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter
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This is great news for Australian scientists, long overdue! #ARC #DiscoveryProjects
I've been advocating for this for many years, having been involved in evaluation of similar grant schemes OS and seen how much wasted effort it avoids. Great outcome.
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Parents in Academia retweeted
Parents, how do you respond to a toddler (2.5 years) who throws things at you? Especially things that hurt. šŸ˜ž @Momademia @AcademicParents
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Great points! Though won't hold my breath for the implementation, at least in the near future... unfortunately. But at least it is good to see these problems being acknowledged, though they are obvious enough to have been acknowledged (& addressed!) a while ago. Yep, here we are.
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We are advocating for mothers and caregivers in STEMM and creating meaningful change. You can support us and boost your career- stay tuned for an exciting announcement tomorrow! @Momademia #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMedicine
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Does anyone else postpone their work to weekends because obviously you’re too exhausted during the weekdays? And when the weekend is here, all you wanna do is catch a breath and save some energy for the upcoming week?! @Momademia @AcademicParents @PostdocVoice #AcademicChatter
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Parents in Academia retweeted
For those who think @nature piecešŸ‘‡šŸ» is sensationalism, here is a summary of the 1st 3 yrs of this new ambitious NHMRC grant scheme. It highlights additional issues that occur when independent lab heads (L1-3) are assessed & ranked together. & the L1 women received less $. 1/4
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Men secure a greater share of medical-research funding than women in Australia’s largest grant-award programme, despite applying at similar rates go.nature.com/311hPbI
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Parents in Academia retweeted
Join me and @janssen_ina today at 12pm EST/6pm CET to discuss ways to reduce professional isolation after motherhood and how to build a support network of #MothersInSTEMM. @mothersinsci #WomenInSTEM
It's TODAY! Last chance to register to this amazing *free* webinar! Join the discussion on how to reduce professional isolation and build a support network of mothers in #STEMM with guest speaker @janssen_ina. Sign up here: mothersinscience.com/scimomc… #WomenInSTEM #AcademicMama
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Stay tuned for this week's #SciMomJourney! "Research is a demanding career and many women can manage. However, I decided to move to industry and I was lucky to land my first job a few months ago." #womeninSTEM @Momademia #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #STEM
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Parents in Academia retweeted
According to a global survey by @mothersinsci, mothers reported that their competence was more often questioned, they were offered fewer opportunities, and they were more likely to leave their careers than fathers in STEMM. #AcademicMama ow.ly/9ye050GByXy

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Parents in Academia retweeted
There is no difference in the capability of women & men to design & perform outstanding research, yet the current funding system is biased against #WomeninSTEMM. Support an overhaul in the distribution of NHMRC funding - Sign the Petition! chng.it/W5VPKLjY via @ChangeAUS

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Parents in Academia retweeted
Just signed this petition & encourage you to do the same. Diversity means better science. The biases in the system are not defensible
There is no difference in the capability of women & men to design & perform outstanding research, yet the current funding system is biased against #WomeninSTEMM. Support an overhaul in the distribution of NHMRC funding - Sign the Petition! chng.it/W5VPKLjY via @ChangeAUS
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"My working hours may not be your working hours — please don't feel obligated to reply outside of your normal schedule." Fellow teachers & educators & professors with care responsibilities, other good signatures? @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter @parent_phd @AcademicParents
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Parents in Academia retweeted
It’s nearly 3yr since my first miscarriage. I’ve had two more since, both different and awful. The fact I’m going to hospital tomorrow and should be leaving with a baby a couple days later seems almost far fetched. Spare me a prayer or a nice thought tonight. I won’t be sleeping.
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Parents in Academia retweeted
Only 33% of medical schools have stated parental leave. It’s long time we do better for student-parents. #GiveHerAReasonToStay #WomenInMedicine
Only 32.66% (of 199 medical schools) had parental leave policies stated online or in the handbook. Many still lack parental leave policies accessible to medical students - a challenge to balancing medical school with pregnancy & childbirth. #MomsInMedicine journals.lww.com/academicmed…
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I don't have any new grants or new pubs to announce, but we're still in a pandemic, I have two kids under 5, and we're all doing relatively ok. That feels like a huge win worthy of a tweet.
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Parents in Academia retweeted
3 yr ornithologist job just advertised at the Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research. The Applied Aquatic Ecology group are seeking a birdo to play a leading role in waterbird (and floodplain forest bird) research #ecologyjobs #sciencejobs tinyurl.com/yrfk3vdj

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Parents in Academia retweeted
New #SciMomJourney will be released tomorrow so stay tuned! "I realized very quickly that motherhood is not included in academia. In most cases, student-parents are not visible in the academic structure." #WomenInSTEM #STEMM @Momademia #AcademicChatter #Steminist
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Parents in Academia retweeted
Mothers of 14- to 18- year- old daughters! We need your help with an online study about mother-daughter conversations about wellness. @mothersinsci @Momademia @AcademicParents
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