90+ members, over 20 disciplines represented, 10 publications and counting – We are the Motherscholar Collective.
Founded in 2020, the mission of the Motherscholar Collective is to empower academic mothers+ to share their voices through collaborative and inclusive research.
Who We Are
Our Values
Our Collective follows a radical feminist flexibility philosophy. We are a grassroots research collective working in a flexible and inclusive way to allow all voices of our members to be heard.
Our core values are rooted in flexibility and collaboration, support and growth, validation, empowerment, and authenticity.
We believe that all contributions – no matter in which form – to the Collective are valuable. Our members show up in whichever way meets their needs the best.
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Our Members
Our members come from a variety of institutions, both academic and non-academic, and conduct cross-disciplinary research, from linguistics to education and psychology (just to name a few).
The Motherscholar Collective is open to all academic mothers+, regardless of discipline, methodological background, academic track and tenure.
Our Research
The Motherscholar Collective primarily focuses on research on the experiences of academic mothers+ during the Covid-19 pandemic.
As we continue to grow, our research is branching out to other areas at the intersection of motherhood and scholarship.
To date, the Collective has published over 10 book chapters and journal articles.
The Motherscholar Collective Blog
Transformative collaborations: How a motherscholar research collective survived and thrived during COVID-19.
This research was published in International Perspectives in Psychology. The COVID-19 global pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated existing gender-based inequities in the workforce. A research collective developed by academic mothers with young children (“motherscholars”) emerged as a solution to address some of the constraints particularly faced by mothers in academia. The Motherscholar Collective was formed…
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