Peter RowlettToday I'm off work on #UCUstrike. Thinking about the standard academic career path. People could leave school at 16 and go get a job, but they choose to study further, to specialise more. They get A levels, don't stop. They specialise more, get an undergraduate degree. They don't stop then either. They continue to a PhD, usually getting a Master's first. Then... (this is a thread, keep reading)
Patricia S Paton 🏴🇧🇷@peterrowlett perfectly put! I reached a point my salary was entirely directed to pay for my child care. Which one do you think I chose at the end? Take care of my child myself instead of letting strangers to raise her. Not to count that a few years before I was told I’d never get a lectureship if I planned to have family…