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If "Having a relationship during your PhD is insanely difficult" then does that mean that married people, or those with children, should not get a PhD? If so,
by dalke 10y ago
If "Having a relationship during your PhD is insanely difficult" then does that mean that married people, or those with children, should not get a PhD?
If so, then it sounds like the PhD process is systemically discriminating against people based on marital status. Unless, is such behavior is an essential requirement for the job?
"At Imperial College, almost every grad student I know was suffering from some sort of mental or physical health issue."
And people think PhD students shouldn't be unionized.
Oh, that's right, it's not a "job". Grr. Silly me.
- brudgers 10y agoThat caught my eye as well, though my thought was more along the lines that 'during your PhD' could have been left out and the statement would have retained its truth. Probably more due to PhD students generally trending older and the conclusion being more a matter of timing than particular circumstance. None of which is to disagree with the ideas regarding unionization. I just think it's largely orthogonal.