Emily Monosson, editor of the recent anthology,“Motherhood, the Elephant in the Laboratory: Women Scientist Speak Out” recently asked 17 science writers what they thought about their careers. The answers were posted on The Alternative Scientist, and make for interesting reading. Virtually all of them agree that science writing, or communicating about scientific issues to various groups, isa satisfactory and even necessary way to spend their time, and none feel they have abandoned science. Thanks to The Bean-Mom for posting this.
And if you haven’t read the book, it’s well worth checking out as well. An interesting historical perspective on how a number of women balanced science careers with motherhood over the decades.