Actually, I think the real issue is who is advising Simone to do this and thinks it is a good idea. My PhD and postodoctoral advisers had kids and were realistic in terms of their expectations. Now that I am on the other side, I try to do the same with my students and postdocs. At three months, you could have a colicky baby or still be recovering from a c-section. Advisers who do not make room for the needs of a new mother and baby are problematic in my view - then again, I am probably biased because I am Italian, and in Europe maternity leaves are serious business.
Silvia -- Silvia Secchi Assistant Professor, Energy and Environmental Policy, Department of Agribusiness Economics Co-Director, Environmental Resources & Policy Ph.D. Program Agriculture Building - Mailcode 4410 Southern Illinois University 1205 Lincoln Drive Carbondale, Illinois 62901 Phone:(618)453-1714 Fax: (618)453-1708 Vous avez beau ne pas vous occuper de politique, la politique s'occupe de vous tout de même. Charles Forbes de Montalembert The way we organize the modern American university fragments our knowledge badly. Not only are we divided by discipline, but we are divided by the methods that scholars use. Elinor Ostrom
