One Extra Year

Weekly stories on motherhood and academia. Rethinking tenure, promotion, and the “one extra year” idea. Hosted by @Federomei1 & @ale_m_peter

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It’s story day! This week, wonderful Giulia Rivolta shares her perseverance through a brutal pre-/during-/post-partum ordeal while navigating insecure postdocs. A clear reminder why we need agreed norms for motherhood on CVs.

https://t.co/eT6BG9yJ1X

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Week 10: This week, we hear from the amazing @emanresa82 . Count on a world-class econometrician to write about her experience AND think about what the right question and counterfactual even are conceptually.

https://t.co/kJSmfA6x9w

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Wednesday? One Extra Year story!

This week, Evi Pappa will share her story through “Fragments from the Diary.” It is a story of resilience and success.

https://t.co/CuEwg7ikXj

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It’s story day! This week, we hear from the wonderful Ella Patelli and her approach to the impossible “but when is the best time in your career” question.

https://t.co/LhrNs2GFiz

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In week 7 of One Extra Year, the fabulous @pilossopher shares her incredible feat of birthing and raising 2 children, nearly dying from an ectopic pregnancy and getting tenure @DukeEcon

https://t.co/hZV2zXddAy

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It’s Wednesday! In week 6 of One Extra Year, the amazing @AnnaRogantiniPi shares her story, highlighting the extraordinary demands that creating new life can take on our bodies.

https://t.co/bYUPZDZcsN

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Week 5 of One Extra Year features the brilliant @MonicaMorlacco sharing her experience with the impossible trade-offs young mothers on the tenure track face.

Read, reflect, join the conversation!

https://t.co/jZcy2IghgW

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Wednesday is story day!

This week, the amazing Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan shares hers, spanning multiple years, ups and downs.

Thank you for bravely sharing this, Sebnem, and for supporting Project One Extra Year.

@skalemliozcan

https://t.co/LBkgRxVT7F

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Week 3 of One Extra Year is out: The great @laura_veldkamp shares her story and talks about how maternal brain fog can persist long after pregnancy and postpartum.

Want to share yours or join the conversation around better policies? Get in touch! 

https://t.co/VhOOPTP0IR

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Week 2 of One Extra Year is out: This week, co-founder @ale_m_peter shares her story.
Want to share yours or join the conversation around designing better policies? Get in tuch!
https://t.co/wfr7ycsxjX

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Welcome to One Extra Year — a new project on pregnancy, motherhood, and how academia evaluates women’s CVs.
Each week, a female economist will share her story. We begin with our very own @Federomei1 . Read, reflect, and join the conversation.
@AEACSWEP

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