Honestly, most of my initial heroes in academia were men. A lot of them still are, much as my current role models are mostly women.
The thing about historical male academics is they generally fall into a specific pattern: short weeks with a lot of time for drinks with the boys, active hobbies, and a tiny, attractive partner who's less successful (by an academic metric) than they are.
I....... fit that pattern. I want to fit that pattern. That is the life that I want. My choice of partner earns a lot of raised eyebrows in academic circles because it's as if I'm "settling". I might be, but not for those reasons.
musings on academia, gender and sexuality Afficher plus
@Maenad I suppose I have a bit of cultural programming to rewrite. You do get the occasional storied partnership between two men but almost never in the sciences (apropos of nothing, Diels and Alder apparently hated each other).
I have never and at this rate probably will never have a job as a scientist, so I can still afford to treat it as a passion. It's the only thing that's gotten me through some days, that way