Chapter 6

Promoting Family-Friendly Policies

Abstract

Academic institutions occupy highly visible leadership roles in addressing the needs of faculty members and earlier career stage scientists who face the challenges of dual-career households and of caregiving. For science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) faculty and scholars, it is essential to recognize their need for professional travel and conference attendance. Although many women face the challenge of starting a family just at the time they are hitting stride in their professional careers, the impact of this transition on women in STEM is especially pronounced. Many of the factors discouraging women from entering higher academic faculty ranks and leadership positions in STEM ...

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