Mothering and Professing in the Ivory Tower: A Review of the Literature and a Call for a Research Agenda

Although women outnumber men in receiving PhDs, the pipeline to tenure track positions leaks, particularly for mothers. In fact, the leak continues into the granting of tenure and the achievement of promotion. While having children increases a man's chances at attaining tenure and advancement, mothering decreasing a woman's chances. Implications for HRD academics to actively address this problem in their institutions of higher learning are discussed.