Draznin Julia
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (UPSM), 3400 Spruce Street, 16 Penn Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Acad Med. 2004 Apr;79(4):289-90. doi: 10.1097/00001888-200404000-00003.
For years women have been fighting for equity in the academic work place, but this acceptance comes at a price. Balancing work and family obligations have proven to be an awkward task where maximal satisfaction and gratification in both are not easily attained. Junior-level faculty have the arduous charge of being most productive and prolific exactly during their child-raising years. If our society wants to produce and maintain women professionals, then academic institutions have to be more generous and tolerant in the short-term for a long-term gain. The author proposes a "mommy tenure track" in which primary caregivers of infants are allowed to temporarily postpone their tenure clock. She also cites innovative initiatives being carried out at one institution to help women, including young mothers, with their academic careers and promotions.
多年来，女性一直在为学术职场的公平而斗争，但这种认可来之不易。事实证明，平衡工作和家庭责任是一项棘手的任务，很难在两者中都获得最大程度的满足感。初级教员恰恰在育儿阶段肩负着最高产多产的艰巨使命。如果我们的社会想要培养并留住女性专业人才，那么学术机构就必须在短期内更加宽容大度，以换取长期回报。作者提议设立“妈妈终身教职轨道”，允许婴儿的主要照料者暂时暂停其终身教职的考核时限。她还列举了一所机构正在开展的创新举措，以帮助女性，包括年轻母亲，发展她们的学术生涯并获得晋升。
