Mom the chemistry professor : personal accounts and advice from chemistry professors who are mothers / Kimberly Woznack, Amber Charlebois, Renèe Cole, Cecilia Marzabadi, Gail Webster, editors.

Intro; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; How Many Women Pursue an Academic Career in Chemistry?; What Are the Backgrounds of Chemistry Professors Who Are Mothers?; When Should I Start a Family?; Will I be Able to Plan My Pregnancies, Childbirth, or Adoptions to Occur at Just the Right Time?; How Do I Minimize the Risks of Working in the Lab?; What Kinds of Positions Allow for Professor and Mom?; How Can I Find a Position If My Partner or Spouse Is Also Looking for a Position?; What Kinds of Family Structures Work for Being a Mom and Professor?

What Do I Do About Childcare?What If I Face a Hostile Work Environment?; How Do I Find Work/Life Satisfaction?; How Do I Find Mentors?; What Are the Policies that Impact Motherhood in Academia?; References; Motherhood and Academic Chemistry Laboratories: Safety and Career Challenges from a Qualitative Study; Research Design; Safety Concerns for Mothers in Chemistry; Current Policies and Practices for Dealing with Safety Challenges; Approaches Used by Women Faculty to Address Safety Challenges; Experiences of Faculty Members at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions

Experiences of Faculty Members at Research-Intensive InstitutionsConsiderations for Departments and Administrators; Conclusions; About the Author; Education and Professional Career; Honors and Awards (Selected); References; The Best Job in the World; Best Job in the World; Early Years; Fortuitous Invitation; Auspicious Meeting; Next Steps; First Faculty Position; Tragedy; Starting Over at Stanford; Career Progression; Reflections; About the Author; Education and Professional Career; Honors and Awards (Selected)

Equilibrium and Stress: Balancing One Marriage, a ``Two-Body Problem, ́́and Three ChildrenIntroduction; Middle School and High School (1980-1985); College (1985-1989); Graduate School (1989-1994); Postdoc (1994-1995); Assistant Professor (1995-2000); Associate Professor (2000-2005); Professor (2005-?); Having It All vs. Having Both; Last But Not Least; About the Author; Education and Professional Career; Honors and Awards (Selected); If at First You Dont́ Succeed, Dont́ Give Up on Your Dreams; In the Beginning; The Plan Unfolds; Motherhood; A Career in Academia

Reflections, Advice, and Lessons LearnedAbout the Author; Education and Professional Career; Honors and Awards (Selected); Invictus; Motherhood?; A Foolś Game; Under the Bludgeonings of Chance; And Yet the Menace of the Years; I am the Master of My Fate; Reflections; About the Author; Education and Professional Career; Honors and Awards (Selected); My Circus: Please Note That I Have No Formal Training in Juggling; How It All Began; Stop Trying to Control Everything; Sometimes You Have to Just Let Go; No, Really. Just Let Go; Trust Your Gut; Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?