Oct 13, 2026 · 21 min · 9 segments
What does it mean to have a career 'break'? What is a career 'interruption'? Professor Priscilla Dunk-West and I talk about the idea of 'interruption' - and what we learn about a working life…
Priscilla Dunk-WestGuest
Tara BrabazonHost
And also stop assuming that your data set of one is generalizable beyond your skin.
... w- this was, as we've talked about so often, my love, this is a system that's been based on white men-
... often have a woman doing every component to keep their life organized, right?
And so assuming the pyramidal career and that this is generalizable is, is absolutely nonsense.
But I think you need to sometimes take that step back because it's so intrinsic to the way we think about productivity in the academy, I think.
And also stop assuming that your data set of one is generalizable beyond your skin.
... w- this was, as we've talked about so often, my love, this is a system that's been based on white men-
... often have a woman doing every component to keep their life organized, right?
And so assuming the pyramidal career and that this is generalizable is, is absolutely nonsense.
But I think you need to sometimes take that step back because it's so intrinsic to the way we think about productivity in the academy, I think.
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