View from Venus

6.1 Dual-career Couples and Equity with Lisa Wolf-Wendel

Episode Summary

In this week's episode, guest expert, Lisa Wolf-Wendel, Professor of Higher Education and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the School of Education at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, joins us to talk about equity challenges during COVID and ways that we can support dual-career couples in higher education. Feel free to share your thoughts and responses with us on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook and tag us @university_of_venus on IG and @UVenus on Twitter or post it on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/UVenus/ and we will share, retweet, and amplify! Find University of Venus on Instagram @university_of_venus , Twitter @UVenus , and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/UVenus/

Episode Notes

Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• Equity issues in higher education.
• The academic labor market.
• Dual-career couple accommodation in higher education.
• Work/family balance in higher ed.

Resources Discussed in this Episode:

• Lisa at the University of Kansas
• Dual-Career Couples: Keeping Them Together
• Clear as Mud: Promotion Clarity by Gender and BIPOC Status Across the Associate Professor Lifespan
• Understanding Career Mobility of Professors: Does Foreign-Born Status Matter?

Music Credits: Magic by Six Umbrellas

Sound Engineer: Ernesto Valencia