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One quick comment on the various comments about whether it's assumed that women will be the primary caregivers for children, I would note that it depends on the country one is in. Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave) suggests there is substantive variation in the discrepancy between maternity vs paternity leave from country to country. I would think (though I don't know for sure) that this translates to the degree to which the mother (vs the father) is seen as responsible for primary childcare. I should think that it rather makes sense that childbirth usually requires a certain recuperation which cannot be taken by the father. However, beyond that, I would like to think that we will all eventually reach the state of... let's call it enlightenment?... shown by countries like Iceland and Sweden. Just a thought. /fas On 31 October 2012 14:42, Milena Droumeva <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear all, > with respect, I'd like to add my voice to Holly and Cynthia here. As an abd > female PhD Candidate who intends to stick it out in the 'men's world' of > academia, I too find it alarming that the assumption women are the primary > caregivers of children (and that indeed, that is the *only* barrier to > their success in the high strata of professional jobs - a notion that > obliterates sexism as a general societal problem or equality of > opportunity, to name a few) is still very much alive. Concern for > children's upbringing is a parents' issue, not a 'woman's issue', period. I > also find alarming that whenever a concern is raised over barriers that > women face anywhere in society, often times the first responses are those > of 'what about men?'. This is a separate and equally important > conversation, but to bring it in here is to in fact obfuscate an important > issue, deny its right to discussion. > > Actually I find this quite amusing too, given that around me, more often > than not these days, I see a role reversal with women being the well-paid > professionals and their partners or husbands happily act as stay-at-home > dads. I find particularly reassuring that in no way do these guys see their > masculinity impacted. > > Kind regards, > Milena > [...] > > -- \V/_ Filippo A. Salustri, Ph.D., P.Eng. Email: [log in to unmask] http://deseng.ryerson.ca/~fil/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------