Although it's not particularly my area of expertise in terms of the work we do, we do look at the studies down the road, because we're very concerned about the “what's next” question. We get these girls pumped up for these fields and in this pipeline, and we want to make sure that things are looking positive or that we're working with organizations working downstream.
It used to be the case that the attrition of women in these fields would happen either in university or soon after, when they entered the workforce, but now, as you've mentioned, that is shifting more to their early thirties. I guess that's the age range when they're having families.
Do I think that's an issue? I hear a lot about it as being an issue. In the circles and networks that I am in, that is an issue. I think it's combined with a lot of issues that still exist in these fields in terms of how women are treated generally, not just as a child care issue but also more broadly in regard to some of the opportunities or the lack thereof. Again, that is from hearing stories in doing this type of work over the past 20 years. I certainly think that the child care piece is an issue and the work-life balance is an issue, but it goes a little bit beyond that.