When colleagues at academic conferences marvel at the latest of my seven pregnancies, my immediate reaction — so they don't think I am the world's worst
professor and colleague — is to tell them that I have never, ever
taken standard
maternity leave.
The project team of
Professor Raffaella Ocone, Dr Liz Elvidge, and Suzanne Massie met with Heads of Department (HODs), who confirmed that promotion was based on research, not teaching, and on the number of publications, which affects women
taking maternity leave and those coming from industry.