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Dr Becky Carlyle - The Motherhood Penalty and Career Progression
Dr Becky Carlyle, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website.
In this blog, Becky reflects on the lived reality behind the motherhood penalty in academia, blending personal experience with emerging research evidence. She explores how childcare responsibilities, mental load, and structural expectations shape career progression for women, often in ways that are invisible but deeply felt. The piece moves from the day to day realities of balancing work and family life to wider systemic issues, including publication gaps, career progression barriers, and unequal distribution of…
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