Resumen

BITENCOURT, Silvana Maria  y  ANDRADE, Cristiane Batista. Two Weights and Two Measures? Maternity and Academic Life of Doctoral Students at a Public University. Debate fem. [online]. 2022, vol.64, pp.32-55.  Epub 20-Mayo-2023. ISSN 2594-066X.  https://doi.org/10.22201/cieg.2594066xe.2022.64.2353.

The article analyzes the relationship between academic life and motherhood in doctoral students in various areas of a public university. Ten indepth interviews were conducted. The results show that the understanding of motherhood among academic mothers involves developing a new use of time; guilt and responsibility regarding childcare; self-recrimination for failing to live up to the academic ideal imposed by the current academic context; lack of paternal involvement in care and women’s role overload. It is essential to design public policies to accommodate those who have chosen to work in the productive sphere.

Palabras llave : Motherhood; Graduate Studies; Women; Gender.