Parenting and Archaeology – the facts All the information held in this section can be downloaded in pdf form Parenting_and_Archaeology.pdf
An archaeologist who’d like to have a family?
One member (a finds specialist) told us she’d had to take 2 weeks unpaid leave to have her first child; whilst another (an academic) told us she’d received 6 months leave on full pay.
Can a profession sustain this level of disparity and still be considered ‘professional’?
Our 2008 survey showed us that many women felt they could not have a family whilst working in the field due to worker mobility, short-term contracts, low pay, and limited maternity rights.
As long as this is the case, women archaeologists are not being treated as professionals.
Select another tab for the facts about maternity/paternity leave and childcare in the UK. Make sure you know your rights before falling pregnant – they can come as quite a surprise!
Already pregnant?
**Each year in the UK, 30,000 women still lose their jobs because they are pregnant**
Did you know that many employers still don’t provide compassionate leave for women who have had to terminate a pregnancy?
If you find yourself in this situation, and don’t know what to do, then don’t suffer in silence. Contact us (womeninarchaeology@hotmail.com), in full confidence, for support and advice.
