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A feminist thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with 20 academic mothers from two Canadian universities reveals the range of challenges that mothers encounter in relation to care on the tenure-track. First, the theme of “fear of post-partum academic erasure” captured faculty mothers’ experiences of feeling compelled to assert their physical and intellectual presence in post-partum during peak periods of infant care. The second theme,“the mommy tenure track and care choices,” encapsulated academic mothers’ experiences of feeling unsupported by the university in their pursuit of promotion and tenure given care responsibilities associated with motherhood. The final theme,“research while caring,” captured the tensions academic mothers experience between the research process and caring. The findings of this research are particularly relevant in a pandemic and post-pandemic environment, where academic mothers have seen their care work swell to unprecedented proportions.  \nKeywords: academic motherhood, care work, tenure track, discrimination, family care  \nRésumé  \nAu Canada, les femmes sont de plus en plus nombreuses à obtenir un doctorat, mais elles ont moins de chances que les hommes de décrocher un poste menant à la permanence. Une analyse thématique féministe d’entrevues semi-structurées effectuées auprès de 20 mères menant une carrière universitaire dans deux universités canadiennes révèle l’éventail des défis qu’elles rencontrent en matière de soins sur le chemin qui les mène vers l’obtention de leur poste permanent. Le premier, la « peur de l’effacement post-partum », décrit l’expérience des mères qui se sentent obligées d’affirmer leur présence physique et intellectuelle pendant les périodes de pointe des soins aux nourrissons. Le deuxième, « la voie vers la titularisation et les choix en matière de soins », résume les expériences des mères qui ne se sentent pas soutenues par l’université dans leur quête de promotion et de titularisation compte tenu des responsabilités associées à la maternité . Le dernier, « la recherche tout en s’occupant des enfants », illustre les tensions que vivent les mères entre les exigences de la recherche et celles dessoins. Les résultats de cette recherche sont particulièrement pertinents dans un environnement pandémique et post-pandémique, où les mères ont vu leur travail de soins prendre des proportions sans précédent.  \nMots-clés : maternité, permanence universitaire, travail de soins, discrimination, soins familiaux  \nIntroduction  \nThe retention and promotion of women faculty in academia  \nhas become an area of increasing interest nationally as well as internationally. In Canada, women are earning a growing share of doctoral degrees, yet they are less likely  \nCanadian Journal of Higher Education | Revue canadienne d’enseignement supérieur 51:4 (2021)   \nthan men to secure tenure-track positions (Drakich et al., 2007; Statistics Canada, 2020; University Affairs, 2017) . Further, although women made up 40% of full-time faculty members, according to the 2017 University and College Academic Staff System (UCASS) Statistics Canada survey,1 men overwhelmingly dominated the ranks of full and associate professors (University Affairs, 2017) . The concentration of men in full and associate positions has meant that they remain the top earners and in top leadership positions, while the gap for women in these positions is the largest (Momani et al., 2019) . Women’s experienceson and toward the tenure track are further challenged by gendered expectations of care—both at home and at work. 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