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It was universally accepted that there needed to be guidelines put into place for mentors and societies.

Scientific societies such as FASEB, funders including the NIH and NSF, and various scientific institutions agree about most of the major issues that need to be updated: stipend levels, healthcare benefits, term limits, and professional development. Now comes the hard part: making the changes.

"Unfortunately, even when women succeed in establishing an equilibrium between work and family, other problems still loom on the horizon, from less than adequate on-site day care to poor maternity leave policies."

"Now we really have to get to work... " Orfeu Buxton, member NPA Executive Committee

"Putting together new policies that overlie a system as large as the University of California is no easy task."