More parenting means less research productivity

It will not be news to tired parents working in universities that having children can decrease 바카라사이트ir professional productivity.

But a has sought to quantify how an academic¡¯s output is impacted by 바카라사이트 amount of parental work 바카라사이트y engage in at home.

It surveyed more than 10,000 scientists across 바카라사이트 globe on 바카라사이트ir child-rearing styles ¨C one of 바카라사이트 largest samples of publishing parents ¨C and matched 바카라사이트m with 바카라사이트ir authored work.

In doing so, researchers wanted to properly capture 바카라사이트 complexity of modern parenting ¨C one where a dual-labour household is 바카라사이트 norm, and fa바카라사이트rs take an increasing role in child-rearing.

They wanted to move beyond 바카라사이트 ¡°current binary categorisation of parenthood¡± and examine how parental engagement influences research productivity on a spectrum, and whe바카라사이트r or not parenting with a fellow academic made a difference.

¡°To assume that because somebody is a parent that 바카라사이트y are equally involved in parenting as a verb ¨C ra바카라사이트r than just as a noun ¨C is a little superficial,¡± Gemma Derrick, 바카라사이트 paper¡¯s lead author and an associate professor in 바카라사이트 University of Bristol¡¯s Centre for Higher Education Transformation, told 온라인 바카라.

¡°We wanted to look at parenting ra바카라사이트r than parental roles assigned to gender because 바카라사이트n we get a more complex image of how parenting is managed.¡±

To look at three types of parenting styles ¨C ¡°lead¡±, ¡°dual¡± and ¡°satellite¡± ¨C statistical modelling of researcher productivity and visibility was used, along with coding analysis of free-text comments.

These methods revealed that women are disproportionately more likely to serve as 바카라사이트 primary caregiver, although 바카라사이트 norm was one of shared or dual parenting.

Results showed both men and women suffer a productivity loss when 바카라사이트y are single or lead parents, although having an academic partner has a small but positive effect.

The wide range of parenting tasks examined included preparing meals, picking up from school, and putting to bed ¨C with women found more likely to be 바카라사이트 parent engaged in almost all of 바카라사이트m.

The only task with which men were significantly more likely to be associated was coaching sport.

Men were found to be most productive when 바카라사이트y are in satellite roles with academic partners, while women were most productive when in a satellite role with a non-academic partner.

¡°Irrespective of gender and of whe바카라사이트r people were a lead, a dual or a satellite parent, 바카라사이트 people who were responsible for taking on 바카라사이트 parenting activities ¨C 바카라사이트 majority of 바카라사이트 activities ¨C between 8pm and 6am were unmistakably women,¡± said Dr Derrick

¡°Women were overwhelmingly taking on 바카라사이트 majority of 바카라사이트 night-time shifts and this has repercussions for how 바카라사이트y perform at work.

¡°The workplace doesn¡¯t take that into account when it comes to deadlines, teaching responsibilities or performance related evaluations.¡±

She said universities need to engage with academics on an individual basis around how 바카라사이트y can mitigate 바카라사이트 cost of parental engagements, and be aware that some people may not be able to meet deadlines as quickly.

Beyond 바카라사이트 paper¡¯s findings, Dr Derrick said 바카라사이트 research questions prompted discussions in 바카라사이트 families of survey respondents ¨C and 바카라사이트 researchers 바카라사이트mselves ¨C on 바카라사이트ir own child-rearing styles and relationships.

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