Kristina Manuel-SS1-Week 5

In this week's reading named "Mothering is Liberation" by Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, the professor discusses the issues and obstacles that women in academia face when they make the decision to have children and start their families. Specifically, the reading analyzes the discrimination against women in academia who have children. For example, microaggressions such as "I had no idea that you were a mother" that were pointed towards Asian American women in academia were meant to say as if being a "good professor" means an individual cannot be a "good mother" at the same time. As a result, this imposes stereotypes that Asian American women have limitations when it comes to being scholars. However, Tintiangco-Cubales states that Asian American women are motherscholars, meaning they can balance motherhood with pursuing a professional career in education.

In another reading from this week called "Resistance is Not Futile" by Genevieve Erin O'Brien focused on adjunct professors, which are different from tenured professors. Adjunct professors are professors who work part-time and more importantly are not paid enough to live comfortably. This reading outlines the importance of recognizing that adjunct faculty comprises of the majority of the academic workforce and that they should come together to create a movement. As a result, a powerful movement included women of color in academia was created. I believe that it is important to stand together in times of adversity as well, since the academy and institutions will not stand up for us.

Question: What does maternity leave look like for tenured professors?


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