Rui Zhang, an Education Studies PGR, has published a blog post called 'My First Academic Conference Experience as A “Full-time” Mother and “Part-time” Teacher'.

https://conferenceinference.wordpress.com/2024/10/01/my-first-academic-conference-experience-as-a-full-time-mother-and-part-time-teacher-rui-zhang/

The blogpost recounts the author’s journey as a university teacher balancing motherhood and career aspirations. A pivotal moment came in 2017 when she attended her first academic conference despite the challenges of leaving her young son.

The post is published by the academic blog Conference Inference: Blogging the World of Conferences, which is edited by Dr. James Burford and Prof. Emily Henderson.

'Conference Inference' is, as its name suggests, about analytically engaging with the world of conferences. The blog builds on the personal, professional, and theoretical readings that conferences always produce, but which are often shared informally or internally. The aim is to place conferences and conference experiences centre-stage as important sites where knowledge production, academic careers, and friendship occur.

For anyone wishing to contribute to the blog, there is an open call for guest posts.