Conflicting 'mother-scientist' roles. An innovative application of basket analysis in social research.

ABSTRACT: The article discusses the issue of career and motherhood of female scientists, which is part of a broader thematic area known as Work-Life Balance. The theoretical part refers to the social role theory and the mutual influence of work and career on family and motherhood. The situation of women scientists is presented, for whom fulfilling the role of a mother is an important, although natural barrier on the road to a scientific career. Previous analyses present in the literature revealed that for the vast majority of mothers-scientists, motherhood is a factor that significantly delays their plans related to the development of a scientific career. The paper presents the results of empirical research conducted on the basis of classical academic methodology. Then, based on the data obtained fr

SUBMITTER: Krause E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9578633 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature