Girl Power!

A.S.A.P
Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:24:55 +0000

Stickershock-I don’t think many women would switch places with men, no. But I do think we’re losing a lot of talent by not making accommodations for the biological fact that women are the bearers, not just major caretakers, of our species.

A trade-off? Why not take some steps to mitigate the disadvantages women have, especially in a field like academic science, where kids and motherhood can fit pretty well if they can make it through those first gruelling years of getting the doctorate and beginning research? If we insist that the choice be motherhood, or scientific career, we will never get much better than the 20% of women scientists that we have now.