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Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM by imgabe on Friday January 17, 2020 @05:22PM (#22080132)
Law and medicine allow for maternity leave.

In academia, you have a set amount of time to get tenure. It is not extended for pregnancy. If you don't get tenure, your career is basically over.

While the article talks about leaving STEM it focuses on PhDs and academia. This is an academia problem, it's not specific to STEM.

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Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM by selimthegrim on Friday January 17, 2020 @06:04PM (#22080555)
I’ve heard pregnancy gave you an extra year
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Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM by jpetso on Friday January 17, 2020 @07:50PM (#22081338)
Yes, and this is discussed in the article too.
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