tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post116074487780252524..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: Market questionBardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-1160840246181746752006-10-14T08:37:00.000-07:002006-10-14T08:37:00.000-07:00Yes, what everyone else said. If she's upfront, h...Yes, what everyone else said. If she's upfront, her absence from academia will seem a conscious and smart decision, and her productivity in the meantime will look more impressive. If she skips over it, people will wonder if she's just been unable to get an academic job and she'll be perceived as damaged goods -- totally unfairly, of course.Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-1160787094872993172006-10-13T17:51:00.000-07:002006-10-13T17:51:00.000-07:00I'm on the side of being up front about her absenc...I'm on the side of being up front about her absences. I would hope that the departments that she's applying to will look at what she's done (the publications) and weigh that heavily in her favor.<BR/><BR/>Late again -- I tried to send congrats on your one-year anniversary but couldn't get my home computer to show me the word for the "word-verification"...please accept my belated congratulations, as well as many thanks for everything that I've learned to date!Artemishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321501062140234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-1160758763162805412006-10-13T09:59:00.000-07:002006-10-13T09:59:00.000-07:00I agree. Be up front. When I have served on hiring...I agree. Be up front. When I have served on hiring committees, a big negative was being too cute about any possible issue. On the other hand, there is no need for a big explanation. "I took several years off to start a family" should do the trick. The fact that your pal continued publishing speaks volumes about her self-discipline, character, etc.Joseph Duemerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650314132179290321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-1160748794206555872006-10-13T07:13:00.000-07:002006-10-13T07:13:00.000-07:00I think she should be very up front. When there a...I think she should be very up front. When there are gaps in someone's timeline, a committee will go off on all sorts of flights of imagination to explain them, so she's best off filling in those gaps herself. I don't think that even my fairly misogynistic department would mind someone who'd taken a few years off as long as she used that time productively (academically speaking). And besides, if a department really did devalue women who prioritize family issues, she wouldn't want to work there. I'd just be sure to emphasize the ways in which she has continued to engage in research and academic work. (Good luck to her!)Pilgrim/Heretichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588407758172717893noreply@blogger.com