Motherhood derails women’s academic careers — these data reveal how and why
After having their first child, women are 29% less likely to be employed at a university.Credit: miljko/GettyBecoming a parent is much more detrimental to women’s academic careers than it is to men’s, lowering their chances of getting university jobs, tenure and reducing their publication output, finds a large analysis1 of academics in Denmark. The reason, according to the study, is...









