Prof. em. Moni Hamolsky University of California, San Diego/Universidad Autónoma del Estadao de México, AI Cognition and Expert Systems.

Assoc. Prof. Paola Laurino Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology,  Protein Engineering.

Our dream jobs consume an average of 70 hours per week. During this time we prepare classes and create support materials; teach undergraduate courses and graduate seminars; clear course administration such as office hours, grading, evaluations, updating files, and other paperwork; meet separately with students, postdocs, and the entire group; write, rewrite, and yet again rewrite research articles and reviews; review journal manuscripts and grant proposals; and conduct correspondence including careful letters of recommendation for colleagues and students.

We never stop pursuing external grant funding.

We read the professional literature of our field; monitor research budgets; recruit and hire coworkers; attend colloquia and problem sessions; chair or participate in departmental committees for planning, scheduling, curriculum coordination, staff evaluation, and for Ph.D. candidates; prepare status reports for funders and university leaders; show appreciation for colleagues and coworkers; and organize or attend conferences.

We also care for our children, home, and parents.

While we do these things, we also did this — it's that important to us. Rosalind Franklin Forum For Female Scientists, Open to All  is a non-profit publication and website, produced by and for female scientists, open to all. With gratitude we thank each respondent for her generosity; partners, spouses, parents, and children for ten minutes freed here and there; and to every underwriter of Rosalind Franklin Forum For Female Scientists, Open to All.