I've done a number of studies on the state of young scientists. We were talking earlier about the start of careers. Where the problem lies and where we really need to work very hard is with young women who are starting their careers and have children. That's where we're really lagging behind, because we are juggling family, children and the start of a career, writing grant applications and setting up courses. This is where we need to help women develop their scientific network, rather than disappear as I did. I didn't do any lectures from 1999 to 2006, because I was taking care of my four children. We really need to work on this, and perhaps have nannies who accompany women speakers who want to continue breastfeeding. You really have to be very creative.
When you look at men who have children, men who don't, and women who have had children and are further along in their careers, these three groups are very different from young women at the start of their careers who have children. That's where we're falling behind.