Katie Woolaston
PhD candidate, lecturer
Griffith University
I am an awarded and published PhD candidate, researching the interaction between law and the human-wildlife relationship (#Immodestwoman). I am also the mum of two vivacious and demanding children. My typical day might involve submitting a conference abstract, then scooping poop out of the washing machine. (This actually happened. I literally have no idea how.) Doing a PhD is no small feat in the best of circumstances. Doing a PhD with toddlers (my kids were one and three when I started) is a legitimate health hazard. My mental health oscillates on a daily basis between ‘I am brilliant and killing this adulting thing’ to ‘I am such an imposter who will fall apart at any given moment’.
Despite the many wins of the feminist movement, mums who work are still subject to a higher workload than dads who work. Women are still largely responsible for the ‘mental
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