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		naasking on Jan 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An alternative argument for why women leave STEM 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.

tylermenezes on Jan 17, 2020 [–]

That's a really small part of the problem. The article actually cites data from Italy, which already requires 5 months of maternity leave.

CydeWeys on Jan 18, 2020 | [–]

That's per child. It's really not a small part of the problem.

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