Motherhood "Detrimental" to Women's Scientific Careers, Study Concludes

Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 11:03 in Psychology & Sociology

Women with advanced degrees in math-intensive academic fields drop out of fast-track research careers primarily because they want children - not because their performance is devalued or they are shortchanged during interviewing and hiring, according to a new study at Cornell University.

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