In response to Toshihide's remark on who would take a temporary position of a person on maternity leave. What if an academic wants to go on sabbatical, who takes their place temporarily? This seems to me a common place. At a western university, an Ecology Department faculty member went on sabbatical, and guess what, 3 weeks after I gave birth, I was teaching his classes for two semsters! So a woman who has a newborn filled the spot of a faculty member on leave for professionals reasons. It's not always as clear cut as it may appear to be. Yes, I was desperate, and it did little for my career. I am still in temporary jobs trying to find permenant work in academia. The part on my resume where I entered the 'Full Time Parent' postion actually helped me get my current post-doc with a very understanding supervisor. Just wish there were more out there like him. PC
Patricia Cramer, Ph.D. USGS Utah Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit College of Natural Resources Utah State University Logan, Utah 84322-5290 Phone: (435) 797-1289 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.wildlifeandroads.org <http://www.wildlifeandroads.org/>
