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How men benefit from family-friendly tenure policies

  • Written by Kelly Bedard, Professor of Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara
imageWhy aren't there as many female tenured professors?Sarah, CC BY-NC

On Friday, August 26, as we celebrate Women’s Equality Day – a day marking the 96th anniversary of the 19th Amendment that guaranteed women the right to vote – it is a time to reflect both on the progress that has been made on gender equality and on how much work...

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