I think it is a structural problem at the university level. Ironically I'm a Ph.D. student now. I'm working in the faculty of medicine, and I certainly have observed among my fellow Ph.D. students real questioning and a sense of despair around what their future will be. Many Ph.D.s are working as sessional instructors, which is a very good option for the university, but these are dead-end jobs and they're very poorly paid. I think some kind of policy and pressures need to be put on the university to support women going into tenure-track positions. I think it's related to the corporatization of the university as well. It's a complex issue, but certainly I do see it, among my fellow students, as being a big problem.
On May 16th, 2017. See this statement in context.