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The Academic Penalty: How Parenthood Creates a ‘Leaky Pipeline’ for Women in Science

By Raul Delapena Setiawan

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June 26, 2026

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For decades, the promise of gender parity in higher education has been centered on the "leaky pipeline" metaphor—the idea that if enough women enter the doctoral level, they will eventually populate the upper echelons of academia. However, a…