Children and the Productivity of Academic Women
Publication type
journal article
Publication date
1977
Author(s)
Hamovitch, William
Morgenstern, Richard D.
Language
English
View point(s)
PhD Level
Geographical area
Abstract
This study examines the relationship between child rearing and the scholarly productivity of women in academia. Using, first, recent data collected by the Carnegie-American Council on Education and a multivariate statistical analysis, we find that, overall: (1) women faculty publish somewhat less than men; and (2) there is no evidence that child rearing is related to the number of publications of academic women. Further, using newly secured data we compared women academics who are considered "outstanding" by their peers with "other" women academics, and found no evidence that childrearing decreases the probability of a woman academics, being in the "outstanding," high status group.
Journal
The Journal of Higher Education
ISSN
0022-1546
Volume
48
Issue
6
Pagination
633-645