Maike Ingrid Philipsen is professor of social foundations of education at Virginia Commonwealth University. Timothy B. Bostic is assistant professor of English education at Old Dominion University.

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• Foreword xiAcknowledgments xiiiThe Authors xvIntroduction xvii1 Crafting a Career 1The Increase of Expectations 2Lacking Clarity and the Paradox of Flexibility 6Exemplary Institutions 14Policy Meets Faculty 22Recommendations 232 Making It Work: Having Life Partners 25Division of Labor 26Dual Careers 37Exemplary Institutions 43Policy Meets Faculty 48Recommendations 493 Parenting 51Exemplary Institutions: Child Care 64Exemplary Institutions: Child Leave 72Policy Meets Faculty 79Recommendations 814 Thriving in Academe 85Inherent Factors 85Colleagues 86Policies 89Culture 92Resources 95Significant Others 99Faculty Ingenuity 1045 Summary and Conclusions 111Recommendations and Successful Strategies 117Appendix A Methods 127Appendix B Additional Findings from the Men’s Study 143Resource A Exemplary Institutions 181Resource B Exemplary Policies 185Resource C Key Organizations, Readings, and Websites 195References 201Index 211

Maike Ingrid Philipsen is professor of social foundations of education at Virginia Commonwealth University. Timothy B. Bostic is assistant professor of English education at Old Dominion University.

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• Foreword xiAcknowledgments xiiiThe Authors xvIntroduction xvii1 Crafting a Career 1The Increase of Expectations 2Lacking Clarity and the Paradox of Flexibility 6Exemplary Institutions 14Policy Meets Faculty 22Recommendations 232 Making It Work: Having Life Partners 25Division of Labor 26Dual Careers 37Exemplary Institutions 43Policy Meets Faculty 48Recommendations 493 Parenting 51Exemplary Institutions: Child Care 64Exemplary Institutions: Child Leave 72Policy Meets Faculty 79Recommendations 814 Thriving in Academe 85Inherent Factors 85Colleagues 86Policies 89Culture 92Resources 95Significant Others 99Faculty Ingenuity 1045 Summary and Conclusions 111Recommendations and Successful Strategies 117Appendix A Methods 127Appendix B Additional Findings from the Men’s Study 143Resource A Exemplary Institutions 181Resource B Exemplary Policies 185Resource C Key Organizations, Readings, and Websites 195References 201Index 211

Maike Ingrid Philipsen is professor of social foundations of education at Virginia Commonwealth University. Timothy B. Bostic is assistant professor of English education at Old Dominion University.

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• Foreword xiAcknowledgments xiiiThe Authors xvIntroduction xvii1 Crafting a Career 1The Increase of Expectations 2Lacking Clarity and the Paradox of Flexibility 6Exemplary Institutions 14Policy Meets Faculty 22Recommendations 232 Making It Work: Having Life Partners 25Division of Labor 26Dual Careers 37Exemplary Institutions 43Policy Meets Faculty 48Recommendations 493 Parenting 51Exemplary Institutions: Child Care 64Exemplary Institutions: Child Leave 72Policy Meets Faculty 79Recommendations 814 Thriving in Academe 85Inherent Factors 85Colleagues 86Policies 89Culture 92Resources 95Significant Others 99Faculty Ingenuity 1045 Summary and Conclusions 111Recommendations and Successful Strategies 117Appendix A Methods 127Appendix B Additional Findings from the Men’s Study 143Resource A Exemplary Institutions 181Resource B Exemplary Policies 185Resource C Key Organizations, Readings, and Websites 195References 201Index 211