tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post4002206182050556038..comments2024-03-25T10:22:36.277-04:00Comments on Women In Astronomy: Thoughts on Work-Life BalanceAmanpreet Kaurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08734178178113146899noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-64574617450238254452011-11-10T23:52:13.152-05:002011-11-10T23:52:13.152-05:00Thanks for your comment. The brain drain is selec...Thanks for your comment. The brain drain is selective and affects women more; see Staying Competitive: Patching America's Leaky Pipeline by Marc Goulden, Karie Frasch, and Mary Ann Mason. I agree that more power should be in women's hands, both inside and outside academia. So when women (and men who are equal partners) leave academia at disproportionate rates, it's a concern. I've only had one male student leave the field to support his wife's career in 25 years (that I know about), but several women who left to support their husband's career because they didn't think they could juggle two careers and children.Ed Bertschingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10067026365640664690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-39004178939624135972011-10-21T14:20:58.451-04:002011-10-21T14:20:58.451-04:00Why do you need to stop the brain drain? There are...Why do you need to stop the brain drain? There aren't enough permanent positions anyway. If you mean, let's stop women from leaving at greater rates than me, that might merit more discussion. I'm still not worried about it. If women leave academic science and keep working I'm all for that. They should make more money and have more options, which in our society means having more power. More power needs to be in women's hands.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17862783231247774984noreply@blogger.com