Parental pressures contribute to leaky pipeline in US

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Survey suggests being a postdoc is ‘not compatible’ with becoming a parent

Postdoctoral researchers are struggling to balance parenthood with work due to a lack of support from their employers, according to a study from the Center for WorkLife Law and the National Postdoctoral Association, which surveyed 741 US postdoc parents in 2016.