A #ThrowbackThursday post to Tiny Teacup enjoying being carried in an amauti during fieldwork in summer last year (which seems so long ago and yet only yesterday!) up in Igloolik in Arctic Canada. . I don't post a lot of pictures featuring Tiny Teacup on here, because I'm a bit unsure how much I want to share of someone who can't really give consent. In this digital world where everyone's online, it's always difficult to know how much to make publicly available. But at the same time, I think it's important to show that being a working parent (and perhaps particularly a working mother) in academia does mean that sometimes you require more flexibility, and just because you are a PhD candidate doesn't mean you don't also have other responsibilities. . I've been very lucky so far, and have been able to have the Tiny Teacup with be while running a multi-day online workshop (where she was so named by our participants), while travelling within Europe to attend meetings, and even to go up to the Arctic for fieldwork. All of these situations were only possible because of the understanding and assistance offered by my colleagues (such as @emily.j.r.p @land.sea.ice @theoverdressedarcheologist and @bedouinsilver ), who were not only happy to have a babbling baby along for the ride, but even helped with looking after her when I really needed to do something that required my full attention. This is how an academic community should respond to working parents - not just by assuming that the parents will somehow managed to drop their baby off or leave it behind, but by working together to ensure that the best situation is reached for all involved. . What have been your experiences with parenthood in academia (either as a parent or someone who works with parents)? . #AcademicMama #academia #MumsInAcademia #AcademicLife #PhD #PhDLife #archaeology #archaeologist #ArchaeologistsOfInstagram #ArcticFieldwork #amauti #parenthood #MumLife https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn33DxQKwS7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
