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Women Face Motherhood Penalty in STEM Careers Long Before They Actually Become Mothers

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Thebaud and Taylor conducted extensive interviews with 57 childless Ph.D. students and post-doctoral scholars in natural science and engineering programs at elite U.S. research universities. Women said they experienced intense pressure to reject, denigrate, or hide the mere possibility of motherhood for fear of no longer being taken seriously in the profession.


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