Reposted by Mollie EtheridgeWonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 04/06/2026NEW on Wonkhe: Students acknowledge those who have helped them within their dissertation - and the growth they themselves have experienced. Mollie Etheridge loves to see this kind of reflection buff.ly/MWUR4cM 031
Reposted by Mollie EtheridgeRichard Budd @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Great @mol-etheridge.bsky.social paper on how academic mothers intentionally (often spontaneously) obfuscate their circumstances/caring responsibilities to remain or appear productive, masking their challenges and inadvertently helping the system to stay as it is. link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comAgency and cruel optimism in the care obfuscations of UK-based academic mothers - Higher EducationThis article introduces the concept of “care obfuscation”, developed from interviews with 32 UK-based academic mothers about their experience of the transition to parenthood. Care obfuscation refers t... 1127
Reposted by Mollie EtheridgeGlen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 28/01/2025There's a critical nursing shortage. The Welsh NHS is, frankly, a byword for poor results. And now Cardiff University is to close its nursing courses. Well done everyone, genius-level stuff! 👏👏👏👏👏 www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...rcn.org.ukCritical nursing shortages leave patients unsafe|Royal College of Nursing | Royal College of NursingDue to severe workforce shortages in hospitals and community services, patients are experiencing pain and, in many cases, being cared for in corridors. Today, the Royal College of Nursing in Wales (RC... 45437
Reposted by Mollie EtheridgeChris Havergal @chrishavergal.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Mothers working in academia often deliberately hide or underestimate their parental responsibilities in the face of workplace pressure, finds study by @mol-etheridge.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/academi... via @patrickjack.bsky.socialtimeshighereducation.comAcademic mothers ‘hide’ impact of caring responsibilities on workResearcher questions whether ‘care obfuscation’ is the answer to mums’ sense of exclusion 023
Mollie Etheridge @mol-etheridge.bsky.social · 13/01/2025My recent paper on obfuscation has received a THE write up! www.timeshighereducation.com/news/academi...timeshighereducation.comAcademic mothers ‘hide’ impact of caring responsibilities on workResearcher questions whether ‘care obfuscation’ is the answer to mums’ sense of exclusion 032
Mollie Etheridge @mol-etheridge.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Care is essential for existence. We give it, receive it, and feel its absence. Do universities facilitate care - or do they obscure its necessity? This question underpins my new article on the care obfuscations of academic mothers. I hope you enjoy it! link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comAgency and cruel optimism in the care obfuscations of UK-based academic mothers - Higher EducationThis article introduces the concept of “care obfuscation”, developed from interviews with 32 UK-based academic mothers about their experience of the transition to parenthood. Care obfuscation refers t... 031
Mollie Etheridge @mol-etheridge.bsky.social · 02/01/2025New year, new load of marking 😬 11 essays down, 44 left to go ... 010
Mollie Etheridge @mol-etheridge.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Viva prep is a go... Might have left it a bit late 😬 010
Mollie Etheridge @mol-etheridge.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Drunk on power, fear and exhaustion after releasing my first ever set of student marks 😧 000
Mollie Etheridge @mol-etheridge.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Made it through my first ever term of lecturing (and maybe last since I was contracted for four months only...) Now to rediscover who I am as a researcher... 040