Anybody else as obsessed with HDG? Haven't been able to stop thinking about the setting and a story I've been reading called Dog of War for the past couple days now, it's such a splendid read among some others I've perused in the HDG setting. Practically the only thing that has been occupying my thoughts when not actively trying to focus on something else.
Well, tickletober has begun and I have exactly 1 fic ready in my drafts and nothing else, so I better get to writing, have a good tickletober y’all (*^0^*)
ok, but the thing about big projects in general, but big creative projects in particular is that along with being a logistical and project management challenge, it's a massive mindfuck and requires keeping your nerve until it's finished and handed off or shared with the world.
The time available for her to submit grants and write papers decreased sharply in the year and a half after she first became a mother. And her lower productivity continued after she had two more sons, but there often wasn’t a way to explain that on her grant applications.
I also have a hard time explaining in my grant applications my PhD period. Even though it took 6 years to finish my PhD, I actually was much faster than average. I was on full maternity leaves not working at all for 2 years (!!) and the rest I worked part time. I managed to get my PhD in total of 3 years and 2 months of full time work equivalent.
I am glad people start noticing this and Nature writes about this issue. Let’s not punish researchers for having kids!