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Introduction
To whom much is given, much is required. Physically, women have the capability to bear
children. They are trained socially to be the first line of care and guardianship over children
(Rapoport and Rapoport 1971). Often seen as a "man's job," professorship has historically
established itself in the patriarchal mentality; women are sometimes thought to be only for the
home, and men are for the real world (Papanek 1973). Women have been poorly represented
numerically when looking at faculty in higher level education (MIT Faculty Newsletter 1999). In
reuniting the woman to her voice, the following literature review and analysis brings insight to
the social forces, obstacles, and facilitators to women who have accepted their role as mothers as
well as who have defied the social restrictions many persons place on women with children
(Anders 2004). Hearing their stories demonstrates the ambition of ordinary women with
extraordinary goals. With sundry academic pathways, these women display resistance
discouragement, personal determination, withstanding situational impediments, and times of
unanticipated success. I hope this research brings to light the doors of possibility for women who
want to pursue a graduate level degree (master's or Ph.D.) and have a family.
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Starting at a young age, girls and boys are taught and socialized to fit into a specific
gender role when it comes to choosing a career (Stroeher 1994). Even small children draw
themselves in traditional male and female careers, as they mirror the things they feel they are
capable of becoming one day (Stroeher 1994). Fifteen to thirty-five years, a husband, and a few
children later, women are served with many expectations as mothers. Hanna Papanek describes
this occurrence as the two-person career: women professionals who are married to men who are
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Lewis, Stephanie. Professor Mom: Surviving the World of Academia and Motherhood, article, 2007; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633177/m1/4/: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .