title: Accommodating family life: mentoring future female faculty members.
abstract: The demands of family life are crucial factors in successfully retaining women in science. Retention efforts should focus on creating a family-friendly environment within the laboratory and the institute. Based on my own experiences, I suggest ways to attract top young scientists and support their development into leading researchers.
authors.affiliation: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Departments of Biology and Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge MA 012142, USA. Electronic address: lodish@wi.mit.edu.
authors.forename: Harvey F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Lodish
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D003585:Cell Biology / Q000193:education*; D004500:Education, Graduate; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors