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A call to action: Taking the untenable out of women professors’ pregnancy, postpartum, and caregiving demands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 May 2023

Allison S. Gabriel Open the ORCID record for Allison S. Gabriel [Opens in a new window] ,
Tammy D. Allen Open the ORCID record for Tammy D. Allen [Opens in a new window] ,
Cynthia E. Devers ,
Lillian T. Eby ,
Lucy L. Gilson ,
Mikki Hebl ,
Rebecca R. Kehoe ,
Eden B. King ,
Jamie J. Ladge  and
Laura M. Little
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Allison S. Gabriel*
Affiliation:
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Tammy D. Allen
Affiliation:
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Cynthia E. Devers
Affiliation:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Lillian T. Eby
Affiliation:
University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Lucy L. Gilson
Affiliation:
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
Mikki Hebl
Affiliation:
Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
Rebecca R. Kehoe
Affiliation:
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Eden B. King
Affiliation:
Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
Jamie J. Ladge
Affiliation:
Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA Exeter Business School, Exeter, UK
Laura M. Little
Affiliation:
University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Amy Yi Ou
Affiliation:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Deidra J. Schleicher
Affiliation:
Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
Kristen M. Shockley
Affiliation:
University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Anthony C. Klotz
Affiliation:
University College London, London, UK
Christopher C. Rosen
Affiliation:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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*Corresponding author: Allison S. Gabriel, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. Email: asgabriel@arizona.edu
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Abstract

Despite becoming increasingly represented in academic departments, women scholars face a critical lack of support as they navigate demands pertaining to pregnancy, motherhood, and child caregiving. In addition, cultural norms surrounding how faculty and academic leaders discuss and talk about tenure, promotion, and career success have created pressure for women who wish to grow their family and care for their children, leading to questions about whether it is possible for these women to have a family and an academic career. This paper is a call to action for academia to build structures that support professors who are women as they navigate the complexities of pregnancy, the postpartum period, and the caregiving demands of their children. We specifically call on those of us in I-O psychology, management, and related departments to lead the way. In making this call, we first present the realistic, moral, and financial cases for why this issue needs to be at the forefront of discussions surrounding success in the academy. We then discuss how, in the U.S. and elsewhere, an absence of policies supporting women places two groups of academics—department heads (as the leaders of departments who have discretion outside of formal policies to make work better for women) and other faculty members (as potential allies both in the department and within our professional organizations)—in a critical position to enact support and change. We conclude with our boldest call—to make a cultural shift that shatters the assumption that having a family is not compatible with academic success. Combined, we seek to launch a discussion that leads directly to necessary and overdue changes in how women scholars are supported in academia.

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caregivinggender issues in academiamotherhoodwork–family support
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , June 2023 , pp. 187 - 210
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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Note. Authors Allen through Shockley contributed equally and are listed alphabetically. We wish to thank Danielle Bartlett and Abigail Gregory for their assistance with the literature review process, as well as the women who bravely shared their stories in the quotes highlighted in this paper. This paper was informed by a panel discussion by Tammy Allen, Lillian Eby, Allison Gabriel, Lucy Gilson, and Anthony Klotz at the 35th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology in Seattle, WA.

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