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When Scientists Choose Motherhood

February 16, 2012 Comments off
Source:  American Scientist
To place the role of this choice in context, we consider its impact on women’s careers relative to the impacts of other variables that may reduce women’s participation in the sciences. Our own findings as well as research by others show that the effect of children on women’s academic careers is so remarkable that it eclipses other factors in contributing to women’s underrepresentation in academic science.
Categories: American Scientist, children and families, gender and sexuality, labor, science, social and cultural issues
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