How do cultural meanings influence how people experience work‐life demands? Much
research, especially quantitative research, on the effects of structural work and family …

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work-family work and conflict family is obligations (see, for example, Hochschild 1997; …

Neoliberal academia is marked by vertical and horizontal gender segregation, and science,
technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is a particularly concerning case. Women …

Research on the work-family interface began in the 1960s and has grown exponentially ever
since. This vast amount of research, however, has had relatively little impact on workplace …

This paper expands on previous work about women's non‐linear and frayed careers by
examining the experiences of women who have attempted to return to science, engineering …

The realities of gender stereotyping, pernicious barriers to advancement, and subtle as well
as not-so-subtle forms of discrimination continue to mark the experience of women's work …

Gendered barriers to women's advancement in STEM disciplines are subtle, often the result
of gender practices, gender stereotypes, and gendered occupational cultures. Professional …

This study examines perceptions of post-doctoral women bench scientists working across
fourteen major US research universities, and how both individual and institutional …

The trend toward equality of educational and occupational attainment between women and
men in the US continues. However, buried beneath the aggregate statistics are what Yu Xie …

This paper examines the relevance of cultural diversity in studies of women in scientific
professions. It is based on a qualitative study of 18 African women in academic scientific …