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A California lawmaker, Susan Bonilla, is sponsoring new legislation to ban discrimination against pregnant graduate school students. Studies have shown pregnancy is a main reason female scientists drop out of academia. Bonilla adds, “While Title IX standards may require gender equity in all federally funded educational programs, the reality is, the standards are not being met.”
We are certainly saddened that this legislation should even need to be considered but we are optimistic this will get attention in academic circles and perhaps end practices such as professors expecting graduate students to come back within a few days of giving birth.
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