Review of \u3cem\u3eThe Relationship Rights of Children.\u3c/em\u3e James G. Dwyer. Reviewed by Mary Ann Mason.

Book review of James G. Dwyer, The Relationship Rights of Children. Cambridge University Press, 2006, $ 55.00 hardcover

Dispelling the pipeline myth: gender, family formation, and alternative trajectories in the academic life course

Working PaperAcademic careers have traditionally been conceptualized as pipelines, through which young scholars move continuously from graduate school to tenure-track positions. This understanding often fails to capture the experiences of female Ph.D. recipients, who take ladder-rank assistant professorships at lower rates than do their male counterparts. Where do these women go instead? Data from the 1981-1995 Survey of Doctorate Recipients are analyzed to chart the normative life courses of Ph.D. recipients. Female doctorate recipients are disproportionately likely to take adjunct professorships or exit the labor force, especially if they have young children. Contrary to conventional wisdom, academic positions off the tenure-track provide the best opportunity for getting a tenure-track job down the road. Collectively these findings show that the normative academic life course is both complex and permeable, and therefore not well suited to conceptualization as a rigid pipeline

Problems in the pipeline: gender, marriage, and fertility in the ivory tower

Journal ArticleWomen have traditionally fared worse than men in the workplace. In few places has this been more apparent than higher education (Jacobs, 1996). In 2003, women received 47% of PhDs awarded (National Center for Education Statistics [NCES], 2005a) but comprised only 35% of tenured or tenure-track faculty (NCES, 2005b). The gender gap widens incrementally higher up on the academic career ladder: among full-time faculty members, 48% of women are tenured compared to 68% of men (Bellas, 2001). Perhaps more striking, just 26% of full professors are women (American Association of University Professors, 2001). In light of these imbalances, concerns regarding Title IX, which prohibits sex-based exclusion from educational programs receiving federal funds, have prompted congressional calls for inquiry (Wyden, 2003)

Alone in the ivory tower: how birth events vary among male and female fast-track professionals

Working PaperWe use data from the 2000 Census Public Use Microsample to examine the likelihood of a birth event, defined as the household presence of a child under two years old, for male and female professionals. Physicians have the highest rate of birth events, followed in order by attorneys and academics. Within each profession men have more birth events than women

The Iowa Homemaker vol.22, no.5

Keeping Up With Today, Mary Lou Springer, page 2 Portraits in Sculpture, Virginia Carter, page 3 American Dyes Go to War, Du Pont Magazine, page 4 Vicky Celebrates A Warm Holiday, Virginia Brainard, page 6 Food Experts Back the Victory Effort, Dorothy Olson, page 8 Dehydration Gains in Scope, Mary Schmidt, page 9 What’s New In Home Economics, Helen Horton, page 10 His Christmas Box From You, Catherine Tidemanson, page 12 Across Alumnae Desks, Mary Ellen Sullivan, page 14 In an Ordnance Cafeteria, Dorothy Walker, page 16 Bookmarks, Eileen Dudgeon, page 17 That Hosiery Problem, Ann Mason, page 18 Alums in the News, Harriet Zook, page 2

The Iowa Homemaker vol.22, no.8

Keeping Up With Today, Virginia Brainard, page 4 Letter from Overseas, Martha Kitchen, page 5 Nutrition in the Nursery, Phyllis Lee, page 6 Iowa Staters Feed Wartime Washington, Eileen Dudgeon, page 7 What’s New in Home Economics, Helen Horton, page 8 We Britons Tighten Our Belts, Mr. and Mrs. Sharp, page 10 In a Teacher’s World, Betty Roth, page 11 Across Alumnae Desks, Mary Ellen Sullivan, page 12 Alums in the News, Janet Russell, page 14 We Recommend, Eileen Dudgeon, page 15 Textiles See Action, Ann Mason, page 1