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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My parents were not happy about my earning a PhD in a humanities field. Signed, prof who now makes 6 figures[/quote] And my parent were happy about my earning a PhD in a humanities field. Signed, one of 400 applicants for the same assistant professorship. Multiple times.[/quote] So much this. And OP won't even gain an advantage by being a WOMAN since her field is gender studies. If OP is a minority, well okay, that at least will give her a tiny bit more of an edge in the pool of 400+ candidates for the could-be-real-or-could-be-imaginary postings to get to be one of the 4 candidates who are granted about 90% of the interviews in a given year. OP, you need to do some placement research and be sure to get in with an advisor who is willing to make the calls on your behalf to get you one of those interviews. It's literally the dirty secret that they never tell you.[/quote]
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