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Gretchen Webber
Gretchen
R.
Webber,
PhD
Biography:
Gretchen R. Webber studies gender inequality in families and workplaces, with a special focus on mothers. Her research investigates mothers’ decisions regarding paid labor and domestic duties, the processes involved in their negotiation of competing demands, and the implications of their work/family arrangements for gender equality. She is currently investigating how school schedules constrain mothers’ work opportunities and contribute to gender inequality in families. Gretchen received her doctoral degree from the University of Texas at Austin in December 2005. She is an Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Middle Tennessee State University. Prior to her appointment at MTSU, she was a Lecturer at University of Texas, and a Visiting Assistant Professor at Southwestern University. In 2008, she was selected as an Early Career Work and Family Scholar by the Sloan Work-Family Research Network. She was recently awarded The MTSU President’s Commission on the Status of Women Curriculum Integration grant to develop a new course entitled “Work, Gender and Family in the 21st Century.” Selected Publications: Gretchen R. Webber and Christine L. Williams. 2008. Mothers in “Good” and “Bad” Part-Time Jobs: Different Problems, Same Results. Gender & Society 22:752-777. Gretchen R. Webber and Christine L. Williams. 2008. Part-Time Work and the Gender Division of Labor. Qualitative Sociology 31:15-36. Expertise: Dual Earner Families, Flexible Work Schedules, Part-time or Reduced Hours Work, Work-Family Balance, Work-Family Conflict.
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