Journal
EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS
Volume 46, Issue 14, Pages 2767-2772Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/esp.5238
Keywords
childcare; field geomorphology; motherhood; pregnancy; women in geomorphology
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Many geomorphologists who are mothers struggle to balance field research with pregnancy and childcare responsibilities. This paper offers perspectives on the challenges they face and possible solutions, advocating for support from the community to enhance diversity within the discipline.
Many geomorphologists who are mothers find it challenging to balance field research alongside pregnancy and caring for young children. We offer perspectives on the challenges to conducting fieldwork as mothers and possible solutions, as a means of promoting conversations and highlighting issues that are less commonly considered in field-based geomorphic research. Although every mother's experience and needs are different, we discuss strategies for conducting fieldwork, addressing childcare issues, and dealing with financial considerations. We call for our community to support geomorphologists who are pregnant or caring for young children in carrying out fieldwork to help enhance the diversity of voices and perspectives within our discipline.
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