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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

3 years

Whoever needs to hear this: it's ok to quit. It's ok to quit a PhD program, a job, a career, a project, a relationship, etc. Quitting doesn't have to mean you failed. Quitting can be brave, healthy & transformative. Don't stick with something if it isn't right for you.

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3 years

As a first Gen student academia at all levels has always been confusing. Now that I’ve defended my dissertation & am moving on from grad school, I’m sharing 10 lessons I learned w/ #academictwitter in case it helps current grad students (1/11)

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Margaret Perez Brower

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I signed a book contract with Cambridge University Press. How I got here, and how I’m hoping other junior scholars can too! 🧵

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Margaret Perez Brower

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4 years

I was rejected by 15 grants for political science funding before I was finally awarded one. I never changed my project. It unapologetically focuses on women of color, especially queer, black and Latinas as key political actors. Don't let the discipline change you, you change it.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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5 years

My paper got rejected today by a journal because it "doesn't pursue a typical hypothesis-testing approach." It takes resilience to be a qualitative scholar in this discipline but it's worth it. I'll continue to elevate people's stories in my work and eventually they will get read

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Margaret Perez Brower

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2 years

Every person’s experience on the market is different. But since I got a faculty job last year I want to be open about my experiences in case it's helpful. I hope folks take what is useful & understand that some of it won't be if you have a different positionally & preferences 🧵

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Margaret Perez Brower

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3 years

Pick a project that you love, not one that you think everyone else will. Because when you are tired and over grad school, you need a reason to stay. A project you are passionate about can be that motivation (2/11)

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Margaret Perez Brower

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I became Dr. Margaret Teresa Brower today by defending a dissertation that elevates the voices of women of color and the incredible advocacy they do in the movement to end violence against women. I can’t think of a better use of a degree (1/3).

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Margaret Perez Brower

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It is really hard to have good mental health in grad school. Know that you are not alone. I had to publish less, fall behind on deadlines, & let go of projects to take care of myself. It helped me understand that I am not my work. I'm a human being that can't do it all. (10/11)

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Relationship building is really important. That means recognizing faculty are human beings and not just experts that give you resources & advice. It means supporting your peers when it doesn't benefit you. These reciprocal support networks carried me through my program. (8/11)

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3 years

Don’t take it personally when you don’t get a grant, publication, or conference presentation. So many brilliant people are applying for so few of these opportunities. It’s not you—it’s the system. Once I realized that, I could put myself out there over and over again. (6/11)

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Margaret Perez Brower

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3 years

Have a back-up plan. Making it in academia becomes harder every year. Think about what else might make you happy. That gave me comfort when I was on the market. Because if it didn’t work out, I knew I was more than an academic, and could be successful elsewhere (11/11)

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3 years

Humility is needed to learn and grow from your experiences in grad school. That means failing and admitting failure. That means asking for help. The more humble I was, the easier it was for me to absorb critical feedback and discover the true potential of my project. (7/11)

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Be your authentic self- whatever that means to you. You can lose yourself in academia, and I felt that at times. Staying true to myself anchored me when academia pulled me in lots of different directions. (3/11)

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Writing is a creative process. That means you can’t always plan for it with to-do lists and scheduling. It means your flow comes and goes. I had to learn how to tap into my flow, and when it left, be patient for it to return maybe tomorrow or maybe next week. (9/11)

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Margaret Perez Brower

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Get in the habit of applying for grants early. Ask others for templates & examples if you don’t know how to write them. You need resources to do good research. I applied to 20 grants. I only got a couple of them, and that was all I needed to do my work. (5/11)

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Margaret Perez Brower

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3 years

I sent my 292 page dissertation to my committee. 292 pages written entirely during the pandemic. Thank you to the amazing women of color advocates that are the focal point of this project. Your brilliance gave me hope & was the light that kept me going during the darkest of times

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Margaret Perez Brower

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3 years

It’s better to take risks than wait for the perfect project to come to fruition. My first two ideas for the diss were awful. How do I know? I tried them out and they failed. I got them out of my system & that helped me discover a project I loved. (4/11)

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Margaret Perez Brower

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11 months

Just wrapped up a post-doc. What worked and what I would have changed to better prepare myself for a tenure-track job. As always, sharing info with you all on the hidden curriculum to try and make these experiences more accessible and less exclusive 🧵

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Margaret Perez Brower

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1 year

Firstly, since entering academia I’ve realized how much “hidden” information is passed on through elite networks & as a first gen student my personal mission is to widely and openly share this info with others as I make it through this career. Everyone should have access to it!

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Margaret Perez Brower

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3 years

I helped my sister negotiate a salary over $8k the original offer. She is at the early stage of her career which means this salary will largely determine her long-term financial earnings. She would have never done it if someone didn't tell her how & why it was so important 🧵

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Margaret Perez Brower

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4 years

Whoever thinks #qualitative research is easy has never had to set up #fieldwork . It takes patience and checking your ego to understand that your research agenda is not THAT important to folks on the ground, and thus you have to work on THEIR timeline. Sorry academic deadlines.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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2 years

I got an R&R today and the reviewer comments were so thoughtful, encouraging & constructive. This is what it looks like to have other scholars try to build your work up rather than tear it down. And it makes a big difference.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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3 years

I used to start my days checking my email and immediately getting to work. Now I've changed to actually enjoying my coffee in the morning, exercising, & just sitting still to take in the day. It's a powerful shift from centering my life around work to centering it around me <3

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Margaret Perez Brower

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3 years

@JulissaMuniz13 I'm Puerto Rican, and we use a ton of garlic in our cooking. The first time I bought garlic peeled and in a bag from whole foods was when I felt like I made it. 😂

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Margaret Perez Brower

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1 year

I would have LOVED to have all this information before I started writing an academic book. I hope this helps folks! And if others have additional advice, please feel free to share! This is one person’s experience with one press.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

2 years

This past week, 3 of my papers were published in @PGI_WPSA @PolBehavior @EduPolicyInfo & I am excited to share them! If you are interested in (1) urban politics & race (2) intersectionality, advocacy & policy and/or (3) colleges, diversity & student activism---check these out!

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Margaret Perez Brower

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Writing an academic book is really hard! My first piece of advice is pick a project you care about because it takes discipline, drive, and persistence to write a book, and you need to feel motivated to want to write it.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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It’s hard to write a book with no experience. Advice passed down to me was “imagine what book sits next to yours on a shelf” in other words, find a model that inspires you. Read it several times & note what you like & what you want to emulate.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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2 years

Until then, I hope some of these experiences are helpful. As a first gen college student, I hate how exclusive academia can be when it comes to sharing resources and information. I will do everything I can to share what I know with others.

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While reading my book inspiration, Boundaries of Blackness by @cathyjcohen , I noted: how did she open her book? How did she develop her theory? How does each chapter work together? How do her methods answer questions? How does she tell her story?

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Margaret Perez Brower

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2 years

When I did my job talks, one tip I got that was valuable was ending the talk with my entire research agenda and projection of where I am headed. This is for an R1 or R2 talk. Folks told me they were really impressed with that & it was just adding one slide to the talk at the end.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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2 years

The academic market needs to change. It is cruel, inequitable, dismissive, & emotionally manipulative. When I get on a hiring committee, I will advocate for a compassionate, kind, fair, & transparent process. It won’t be enough to transform the profession, but it will be a start.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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3 years

To me a PhD is just training and a tool to do the work and advocacy I think is important. But today, my mom reminded me, that as a woman of color, my degree is also a signal to the rest of the world that we matter, that our experiences matter, that our voices matter.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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1 year

This month I signed a book contract, got an offer accepted on a house, and designed my wedding invitations... I have no idea where to direct all my excitement! The last year was really hard, and it feels so good to have things to celebrate and look forward to!

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Margaret Perez Brower

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My approach was using an excel sheet organized by month & each month I had writing goals. Each writing goal was attached to sharing a chapter in a workshop or with a peer to help me stay accountable & to make the work better. Revising from this feedback was in the excel goals.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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2 years

Before I even looked at a job posting I sat down with my partner and we constructed a list of all the places we could live in the USA that would be good for both of us and that we’d enjoy living in together. I then only applied to jobs in those areas.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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2 years

Apparently you can ask for a lot of things that vary so much by the institution: housing support, more research funds, increase in salary, summer salary, relocation funds, course releases, affiliations. Not all places will give you these but it was good for me to know this range.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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I had a second career path that excited me if academia didn’t work out. I wanted to work for women’s advocacy organization doing policy work. That meant that every academic job posting had to be better than this awesome other career I could have for myself.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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2 years

I've been digging into my survey results that were informed by qualitative interviews & wow the data is rich! I wouldn't have asked these questions without talking to people first. Reminds me that surveys can be so valuable when they are rooted in people's experiences & language!

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Margaret Perez Brower

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2 years

Feeling really grateful that @SLaurelWeldon , @BrownPhDGirl , @malahtun & @povertyscholar came together for my book conference today. It reminded me of all the incredible women that have supported me to this point and continue to lift me and my work up!

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Margaret Perez Brower

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I negotiated every job offer I got. As a woman of color, I have to be SO careful about how I do this. I always emphasize that I want to thrive at the institution and that I need a certain package of resources to do so. No one took away my offers & my offers always improved after.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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1 year

Finally, I just want to say that life happens when you are writing a book. I had long-covid, a knee injury & eye condition that all affected my ability to work. When I was sick, I did not work. When I was well, I got back to work. It affected my timeline & that’s ok. We're human.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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2 years

Can we talk about how journals can desk reject your work just for using qualitative methods? I'm completely ok with being pushed on the methods I use & justifying why they are the right ones. I’m not ok with the work being dismissed before it can even be considered.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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1 year

With a better understanding of book structure, I then sat down and looked at my half formed project, preliminary findings, and asked myself “What story am I telling?” That allowed me to rough outline some chapters, and plan for others & additional research.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

3 years

I set a date today!.... for my book conference & I'm so excited! Incredible scholars on gender, race, violence against women, policy, and intersectionality are coming and I just can't wait for these important conversations to happen.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

2 years

A mistake I made during the market was I planned too many projects and deadlines during the fall market season. The job market is demanding and tiring, and I wish I had given myself more space and time to deal with that.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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2 years

We work so hard on our dissertations & it's an honor for mine to be recognized by APSA. My work shows how women, esp women of color are transforming policymaking to address systems of inequality, oppression, and gendered violence. As a discipline we have a lot to learn from them!

CriticalPolicyAPSA

@ApsaPolicy

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Congratulations to @MargaretTBrower for winning Harold D. Lasswell Award from @APSAtweets on her dissertation 'How She Reconfigures the State: Intersectional Advocacy & The movement to End Violence' 👏

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Margaret Perez Brower

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1 year

Once you have an interested editor most presses want you to hold a book conference, a gathering of a few academics to read your manuscript & give feedback. I selected 4 incredible people I cited in my book. I held mine virtually to keep costs low & paid each person an honorarium.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

1 year

Publishing a book takes time! First manuscript done: August 2021. Book conference in Jan 2022. Revised manuscript to the press: June 2022. Reviews came December 2022. Board approval Jan 2023. Final manuscript to publisher April 2023. Publication in 7-9 months (for this press)

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

1 year

Book contracts are boiler plate templates but you can actually ask for stuff: (1) hardback and paperback released at the same time (2) free copies of the book (2) royalty % (3) cover art consultation (4) book price (5) legal protections (6) discount for bulk order

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

1 year

When I had a manuscript, it was time to contact publishers. I learned you need share a book proposal with them (ask folks for a template!). I contacted publishers by asking authors of books I admired to connect me personally to them via email.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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1 year

Now, don’t get too excited, that’s a high bar that I don’t know if my book will ever reach. But, it pushed me to concretely think about what a good book means to me & in doing so I think I wrote the best book I could.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

2 years

My research statement was clearly organized with headers. As committees skim through this I used headers to be clear about top-line research priorities & contributions. Then interested readers could read the sections they cared most about as opposed to digging for this info.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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2 years

I care a lot about teaching. One thing that personalized my teaching statement was I brought in actual quotes from my students from their thank you cards and evaluations to underscore how my pedagogy & mentorship translated into their personal growth & empowerment.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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2 years

Every application material I integrated the specific institution & department into it. The specific info was how I saw myself thriving at that institution, research that fit its mission, centers or programs I wanted to be involved in, committees or projects I wanted to join.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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2 years

I'm spending this week developing a report of my survey results so it can be a resource for advocacy orgs that can't access this info. Will this help me get tenure? NOPE. Does this align with my commitments to social justice & improving advocacy? YES.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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As a perfectionist, setting these goals & sticking to them even if I shared something less polished was important! Accepting that my work will never be perfect but will be important & impactful became my measure of success & that got me to get stuff out!

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

1 year

As I worked on my book, inventing my own structure was really important for keeping me accountable. No one was going to tell me when a book chapter was due, or give me a deadline for finishing a manuscript & I know this is hard for a lot of people.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

1 year

If I was someone who did not have a connection to an author (which is the case for many folks) I would have cold-reached out to someone whose book I loved, told them exactly why I loved their book, and asked to be introduced to their editor.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

2 years

I was selective. That meant tailored apps that explained why I wanted to work there, asking my mentors to reach out to those hiring committees, and networking with people at that institution. Because my list was shorter I had time to do this for every app.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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1 year

Sometimes I fell short of these writing goals and that was ok too! Life happens. Writing inspiration comes and goes. As long as I built habits of writing and setting these goals, even if I missed a deadline, I adjusted the timeline, kept working & kept progressing.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

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This book outline changed over time! And that is ok! Having an initial structure gave me a point to move forward and a place to always come back to as I figured out where the work was taking me. That grounded me and didn’t let me wander too far into other topics or interests.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

1 year

You likely will ask people who participate in your book conference to supply an “endorsement” AKA a book blurb on the back of your book, so choose them carefully. Think about who you want to endorse you & shape your final product.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

2 years

Everyone needs validation and support if they are on the academic market. The market brings out insecurities, comparisons to others, and feelings of alienation. It was important for me to reach out to my friends and vise versa with support & encouragement.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

2 years

During the market season my inbox felt like a place of anxiety. So I had to set boundaries with it. I only let myself check my email once in the morning and at night, and took the email app off my phone. It helped me manage my anticipation & anxiety.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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When I got campus visits, I tried to remind myself that I was interviewing them too. I had a list of info I needed to know to try to evaluate if it was a good fit for me if I got the job. These visits are also exhausting & I had to ask for what I needed: a break, water, coffee.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

2 years

I know this is a privileged story. Not everyone gets campus visits or job talks. Not everyone gets packages. There are very few academic positions & thousands of applicants. If you don’t get an academic job it does NOT mean that you are not brilliant, passionate, or capable.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

3 years

The only thing better than spending today w/ @tiffanydcross on the @crossconnection @msnbc having a convo about policies that will support women of color was having it with my brilliant coauthor @povertyscholar and @emarvelous . Was great to be among such amazing women of color!

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Margaret Perez Brower

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2 years

When I was an undergrad one of my professors accused me of plagiarism. She didn’t believe someone who looked like me could write that well in English. It’s been a long journey to become one of the few of us in this profession. I don’t wish that for anyone & I want to change that.

Dr. Ángel Luis Molina, Jr.

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2 years

Today I asked "what percentage of tenure track faculty are Latino?" So I downloaded the most recent IPEDS data I could (2020). The answer? 4.75%. By rank? 5.34% of assistants, 4.97% of associates, 4.01% of full. I'm just one person but I'm doing what I can to improve this.

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4 years

How can you tell when capitalism is bad? For starters, when property rights are more important than human rights. #protests2020

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5 years

My student asked me how I spend so much time studying the sad topic of #violenceagainstwomen I said: it's the issue that used to keep me up at night and now it's the issue that gets me out of bed every morning. This is what happens when work is purposeful, timely, and imperative

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2 years

Just learned that my old high school teacher shows a DVD to his class of me fiercely debating and after says “the national honor society wouldn’t accept her because she had too much character and personality!? Look at her now!” I’m happy to hear that’s my legacy 16 yrs later 😂

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

3 years

Thanks @UChicago for the Georgiana Simpson Award! Georgiana Simpson was the 1st Black woman to earn a PhD from UofC & she set a precedent for elevating the experiences & achievements of women of color. I haven't filled her shoes just yet, but I have a lifetime to try!

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Margaret Perez Brower

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1 year

If the editor wants to move forward with your book, you have to address the reviews in a response memo. The board then has to vote on moving forward with your book. You then complete the revisions & can negotiate a book contract.

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2 years

Sometimes academia feels like the Olympics that no one knows about.

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I also banded together a group of others on the market to review application materials. These groups were most helpful for pushing me to be really clear about my research, goals, & getting rid of jargon so that folks in other subfields & departments could understand my value.

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Margaret Perez Brower

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When I got job offers, I was not prepared for how stressful these decisions would be. I had to learn how to ask for extensions so that I could compare offers. I had to learn how to evaluate offers. Don’t be afraid to ask someone for help here. My mentors helped me navigate this.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

2 years

I had a multi-year post doc which is a luxury. If you have another funded PhD year or 2nd postdoc year then you may have a little more flexibility to apply to select jobs you really want because you have another cycle to try again later. That's why I applied very selectively.

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Once you apply the revisions to the book manuscript from the book conference, your editor or editors (you can pursue more than one press at a time!) can send your book out to be reviewed by 2-3 folks of their choosing.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

3 years

This Valentines day policy is my love language <3 I'm talking with @povertyscholar about what types of policy approaches are needed to support women of color during the pandemic and beyond. Tune in tomorrow w/ @NPR All Things Considered @ 11:30AM ET to join the conversation!

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Margaret Perez Brower

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A young woman of color asked me if she could do research for me as an unpaid intern. The minute I got funding, I found a way to pay her. We can set expectations early for young people of color and women that their labor is valuable and that they deserve to be paid for it.

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Academia can be a lonely place which is why mini-conferences are so important for finding your community of scholars. Thanks @fernandotormos @BrownPhDGirl & #ValeriaSinclairChapman for bringing us together for #intersectionalactivism at #APSA2021 . Lots of great energy and work!

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@MPerezBrower

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Shout out to my amazing dissertation committee for supporting me in this journey: @cathyjcohen , @DaraZedd @ProfWillHowell , @mcdawson , and Jamie Druckman(2/3).

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@MPerezBrower

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I'm seeing lots of women miss opportunities because they think "I'm under-qualified or inexperienced". If you are one of them I want you to know: you hold yourself to HIGH expectations, that you are more BRILLIANT than you give yourself credit for & that you are more than ENOUGH.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

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Overall my postdoc was a privileged opportunity. I hope that transparency about it helps folks figure out to better navigate their own postdocs. There are so many inequities in academia & I try to share this info as one small way to make it more accessible

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

2 years

Always in awe of @povertyscholar who sets the bar for what it means to be a public scholar:

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

3 years

I am stoked to have my work supported by ⁦ @CAWP_RU ⁩ and to be among these amazing scholars! My project aims to elevate the leadership of women of color. They are on the frontlines of rebuilding our democracy and we have much to learn from them.

CAWP Research Grant 2020 Recipients

cawp.rutgers.edu

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@MPerezBrower

3 years

@EKing_Sci @Holli_C_Herron Of course! I applied to grants because I needed resources to do my research: transcription services, survey incentives, research assistants and that wasn’t provided by my university funding. So it depends on your current research & funding situation

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

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I also got long covid during my postdoc & wasn’t productive for 6 months & I share that for people who are dealing with an illness, injury, mental health struggle, etc. that you don’t have to be productive all the time to be successful. Taking care of yourself has to come first.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

3 years

@deaneckles I can’t speak for anyone else but for me my dad never finished high school and my mom didn’t go to college. I’m actually the first in my family including extended fam to get a college education. So I had no one in my family who understood academia that could coach me through it

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

3 years

As I finished my last chapter of my dissertation today, my computer mouse, laptop, and coffee machine all started to malfunction/ die/ break. I guess I'm not the only one burnt out.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

11 months

What also helped get my papers published was having 3 outlets for each one so that if it didn’t work out with one, I knew the next place to submit my work. I’ve learned that sometimes it’s not the quality of work but the placement of it in the right journal that gets it published

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

11 months

I started my postdoc with the following goals: 1- Get a tenure-track job 2- Write a book proposal & get a book contract 3- Publish 3 working papers that were R&R or Rejected 4- Lay groundwork for my next book project/ research 5- Prepare my teaching materials for courses

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

2 years

I finished writing my first book manuscript & in this moment I'm grateful I could put into words the incredible hope, imagination, & power that women, esp women of color, are inspiring as they fight for a just democracy that doesn't exist yet but could if we follow their lead.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

5 years

A lot has happened by 2020 for women but not enough and not for all. If you’re concerned about inequality check out ⁦ @povertyscholar ⁩ & my piece in @daedalus on how today’s policies have different implications for women by race, ethnicity & class

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

3 years

It will take 2 years for my dissertation to be published as a book but today I presented my work on advocacy to @Womenemployed and THAT will start having an impact TODAY. It's so rewarding to do publicly relevant research that will make a difference in people's lives.

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

3 years

There’s something about my experience growing up poor that now whenever I feel I have access to a surplus of $, resources or opportunities I want to share it with others because I know first hand how a little generosity can make a difference in your day, week & life

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

1 year

At a time when critical race theory is being debated & banned, @nelsen_matt provides compelling evidence that teaching about race & sharing empowering BIPOC figures in civic education is exactly what U.S. democracy needs right now. A timely book that I recommend reading!

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Margaret Perez Brower

@MPerezBrower

11 months

I also used my postdoc to make sure my book was uniquely reflective of me. I open it with a slam poem I wrote, I worked with my sister to design the cover-art for it & had orgs I researched read their chapters and give me feedback. Those final touches made my book feel like me.

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