Dr Catherine Wilkinson

In this episode of GirlProfs, we hear from Dr Catherine Wilkinson,a Reader and aspiring professor who talks about her experience of navigatingacademic life before and during three periods of maternity leave, bringing upfour small children and having a chronic health condition. Catherine talksabout the motherhood penalty, particularly in terms of career advancement andher own experience of unsuccessfully applying for promotion to professor on twooccasions.