Childcare crowdfunding campaigns aim to keep mums on the academic track

Photo caption: For financial support, researcher parents are turning to crowdfunding programs — some of which target mothers of color specifically. Credit: Getty. Article by Virginia Gewin. Nature – updated May 12, 2022.

The lack of affordable childcare threatens the retention of scientist parents, especially mothers and those of colour.

As Ava, a postdoctoral researcher at a top-tier university in North Carolina, bounces her three-month-old daughter on her lap during the final days of her family leave, she worries about whether she will be able to realize her dream of becoming a principal investigator (PI). Her biggest roadblock is the lack of affordable childcare. […]

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