MOTHERHOOD IN ACADEMIA DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: AN INTERNATIONAL ONLINE PHOTOVOICE STUDY ADDRESSING ISSUES OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN HIGHER EDUCATION
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Date
2022
Authors
CohenMiller, Anna
Izekenova, Zhanna
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Innovative Higher Education
Abstract
Combining motherhood and academic work in higher education has been discussed for decades with the pandemic further exposing the inequalities. This crisis has significantly impacted the daily life of mothers in academia as they devote more time to keep their careers on track, produce papers, and take on other parenting and schooling responsibilities. This paper employs photovoice as an online methodology to document the real-life experiences of 68 women from nine countries who work and parent children in the sudden transition to remote working and learning environments. By explaining the photographs from their perspective, the participants in this study were able to capture their lived experiences, discuss working from home while guiding children in online learning, and create suggestions for ways academic institutions can alleviate gender inequality. The article explores the critical issues of academic work and childrearing drawing international attention to address issues of equity and inclusion in higher education among researchers, policymakers, and institutions
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Type of access: Open Access, Asynchronous research, Creative qualitative methods, Innovative qualitative research, Mothers and mothering, Online photovoice, Women in higher education, motherscholars
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CohenMiller, A., & Izekenova, Z. (2022). Motherhood in Academia during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Online Photovoice Study Addressing Issues of Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education. Innovative Higher Education, 47(5), 813–835. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-022-09605-w