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Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM by naasking on Friday January 17, 2020 @05:48PM (#22080400)
A woman would still need almost a year of special work consideration for the pregnancy, appointments, and post-birth recovery, even if they're not a primary care giver afterwards.
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Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM by tylermenezes on Friday January 17, 2020 @06:01PM (#22080531)
That's a really small part of the problem. The article actually cites data from Italy, which already requires 5 months of maternity leave.
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Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM by CydeWeys on Friday January 17, 2020 @08:40PM (#22081559)
That's per child. It's really not a small part of the problem.
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