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Motherhood and Success Event May 18

Oftentimes women in many types of jobs are faced with the tough question of how to balance their work lives with their family lives. And in the male-dominated world of science and technology, this question is particularly tricky to answer.

Northwestern and the University of Chicago are coming together to present a set of panel discussions on how to achieve the balance between a science and technology career and motherhood. "Motherhood and Success in Science & Engineering" will take place at 11:30 a.m. in Hardin Hall at Northwestern and at 4 p.m. in the Biological Science Learning Center at the University of Chicago on May 18.

Lisa Wolf-Wendel, a professor of higher education at the University of Kansas, will moderate the discussion. Her area of research is gender and academia, with a focus on issues of motherhood and academic life. Panelists will include contributors to the book Motherhood, The Elephant in the Laboratory: Women Scientists Speak Out.

In addition to the panel event, Wolf-Wendel will present two seminars based on her research -- "Faculty Life and Family Balance: Achieving Both Realms" -- on Tuesday, May 19. A seminar on Northwestern's Chicago campus will take place at 9:30 a.m. in Baldwin Auditorium, Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center. The Evanston seminar is scheduled for 3 p.m. in the McCormick Auditorium, Norris University Center.

The program is intended for younger and earliest career scientists and engineers, especially graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, residents, clinical fellows, and early-career faculty in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Men are welcome to attend.

For more information or to register online, please visit www.regonline.com/motherhood.

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