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This definitely strikes a chord, its one of those things I was told I had to choose between if I wanted to go for my PhD: family or career- and by female faculty members! I won't spoil the article, but I agree- babies do matter in the academic career of women.

Interesting read...proposes work-life balance as a role of the employer/organization in addition to the responsibility of the individual

Some depressing statistics about women trying to balance family and career.

A very interesting, albeit dated, study examining how an institution's culture can be (or attempted to be) changed to facilitate greater work-life balance. The results revealed that questions of work-life balance largely had gendered components that were more difficult to transform through typical culture approaches.

I have the PDF of this if anyone is interested. Individuals who work longer hours, perceive less job-based support for work/family issues, have spouses who demonstrate less support for career goals, and who are less satisfied with day care arrangements report greater levels of work and family stress. Women reported greater academic and family stress and perceptions of less institutional support for balance of work and family as compared to men.