| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction: Why We Decided to Write This Book and Who We Are Anyway |
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1 A Success Story---Told with the 20/20 Vision of Hindsight |
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2 The Nefarious Nine, or The Not-So-Pretty Truth about Motherhood and Academia |
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3 Know Thyself, Part I: On Deciding to Become an Academic |
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4 Know Thyself, Part II: Deciding Whether to Become a Mother, How Many Children to Have, and When to Have Them |
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5 The Last Year of Graduate School: Heading for the Job Market and Choosing the Right Institution |
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6 On the Tenure Track, Part I: Research and Networking |
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7 On the Tenure Track, Part II: Teaching, Service, and Finding Time for Your Family |
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8 So You Made It: The Early Years after Tenure |
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9 Coming Up for Full Professor: Your Last Promotion |
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Appendix 1 Association of American Universities---Members |
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Appendix 2 The Other Perspective: Words from Our Children |
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| Notes |
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| Suggested Reading |
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| Index |
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| About the Authors |
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