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The hidden cost of flexible work in academia: women do more parenting
NatureThursday, November 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Nature, Published online: 05 November 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-03568-0 Policies designed to keep women in the workforce could be entrenching gendered parenting roles.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Nature, Published online: 05 November 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-03568-0 Policies designed to keep women in the workforce could be entrenching gendered parenting roles.
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Nature, Published online: 05 November 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-03568-0 Policies designed to keep women in the workforce could be entrenching gendered parenting roles.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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Nature published: The hidden cost of flexible work in academia: women do more parenting
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