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Wisconsin chemistry department offers paid maternity leave to retain RAs.(NEWSWATCH)
Trying to make the PhD process more family-friendly, the University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry department is providing paid maternity leave for its research assistants.
It hopes more women will attain faculty status with the new policy. The 40-member faculty, which includes four women, voted last year to approve 12-week maternity leaves with pay, but the proposal ...
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