Kelly J. Baker

When things get tough, people tell you to stick it out, persevere. But sometimes quitting is the smart thing to do.

As editor of a monthly newsletter, Women in Higher Education, I receive a lot of pitches — not as many as editors of larger publications but enough that I see a variety of good and not-so-good tactics from many different types of writers. What has become clear is that pitching can be a hard skill…

Plenty of women are earning Ph.D.s in a variety of disciplines yet too many conference panels still feature only men.

Why we value the former and underrate the latter.

Online harassment is a problem for women who write about anything.

The metaphor is provocative but misleading.

Despite the conventional wisdom, kids don’t spell the end of their mothers’ academic aspirations. All too often, persistent bias does.