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Breaking the Maternal Wall: What are the top reasons working mothers in STEM take a career hit due to barriers and biases?
You’re a new working mother in STEM—and you’re trying to balance your career with your life and not hit the maternal wall. You have a great boss. She’s always telling you that you can leave early to be with your baby and that you can skip meetings to make that happen. That’s a good thing, right?