I have so many things to say about gender and burnout and unequal burdens placed on women and I don’t want to carry on about it in comments. Bottom line, universities run on the exploitation of faculty. Women are far more likely to be exploited than men, thus universities are direct beneficiaries of unpaid female labor.
It’s time for women to start saying no. The suggestion that we need to try to bring men gently into the caring burdens is absurd — why would they want to give up their privilege? They don’t and unless they are forced to do it, they won’t.
I propose an academic Lysistrata, only instead of withholding sex (which, ick!) women withhold the unpaid labor and unfair burdens of service.
When I briefly considered returning to my tenured position, during my year of unpaid leave where I had started my first industry job, I pushed myself to imagine "quiet quitting" in the academy. It looked a lot like the work of too many (but, yes, #notall) male professors. Even so, I couldn't do it. (To be clear, this is me saying that you're *absolutely* right!)
Loved getting to read your reflection! Also *love* that you link to Bookshop and not (ew) Amazon.
I have so many things to say about gender and burnout and unequal burdens placed on women and I don’t want to carry on about it in comments. Bottom line, universities run on the exploitation of faculty. Women are far more likely to be exploited than men, thus universities are direct beneficiaries of unpaid female labor.
It’s time for women to start saying no. The suggestion that we need to try to bring men gently into the caring burdens is absurd — why would they want to give up their privilege? They don’t and unless they are forced to do it, they won’t.
I propose an academic Lysistrata, only instead of withholding sex (which, ick!) women withhold the unpaid labor and unfair burdens of service.
When I briefly considered returning to my tenured position, during my year of unpaid leave where I had started my first industry job, I pushed myself to imagine "quiet quitting" in the academy. It looked a lot like the work of too many (but, yes, #notall) male professors. Even so, I couldn't do it. (To be clear, this is me saying that you're *absolutely* right!)