Ten simple rules for a mom-friendly Academia

1. Esther Sebastián-González
2. Eva Graciá
3. Alejandra Morán Ordóñez
4. Irene Pérez Ibarra
5. Ana Sanz-Aguilar
6. Mar Sobral

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DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PCBI.1011284 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso aberto editor

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Women (and all gender-discriminated people) are underrepresented in science, especially in leadership positions and higher stages of the scientific career. One of the main causes of career abandonment by women is maternity, with many women leaving Academia after having their first child because of the career penalties associated with motherhood. Thus, more actions to help scientific moms to balance family and academic work are urgently needed to increase representation of women and other gender discriminated people in Academia. Besides mothers, these rules may also benefit other groups such as mothers-to-be, fathers, caregivers, and women in general. Increasing women representation in science, including mothers, is critical because equality is a fundamental right, and because more diverse working environments are more productive and get to more optimal solutions. Here, we describe 10 simple rules that can be adopted in Academia to halt the abandonment of scientific careers by women after motherhood. We strongly encourage their implementation to increase gender diversity and equality in science.