My research partner and I are both women in STEM and we've been supporting each other through the challenges of this field, but now we're competing for the same grant and fellowship opportunities and it's changing our dynamic in ways we haven't acknowledged. We're both being careful and supportive but there's an edge now that we're pretending isn't there.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two allies are struggling to maintain their relationship as external pressures create conflicts between their individual advancement and mutual support.
“Where Are You with Care ethics — justice from relationship?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.