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The challenges are both logistical and emotional, and if training and productivity are compromised, scientific careers can be derailed.

The trouble is that if you start off without much space, your ability to produce good science is seriously compromised.

"Friendships and work relationships have different social norms, and workplace friendships are fraught with fragility and ambiguity," says organizational psychologist Rachel Morrison.

"Laughter is highly relevant to scientific inquiry because it creates a safe and playful atmosphere for intellectual development." --David Sloan Wilson

"When you have happy employees that know that you care about them, they're more loyal and work hard to show you that they can make things work." --Donna Davila

"I have no doubt that I would have more published papers if I didn't have my family, but I wouldn't be as happy as I am now, by any stretch." --Barbara Shinn-Cunningham, Boston University

"Science is one of these things where one does need their eyes more so than their legs or arms or hearing, so a lot of people are surprised when they find out I am in the biomedical research field."

"Growing up hooked on science, it was only a matter of time before I was overcome by the temptation to run my own experiments."

"As I look back at my busy life, I would not have been happy giving up either—career or family," says Margaret Dalzwell Lowman.

"New Duke parents now have access to a total of 6 weeks of paid leave time. The new policy extends not only to birth parents, but also to parents who choose to adopt a child."

"The happiness and success of the next generation depend on our ability to balance home and work responsibilities while giving our kids all the love and support they need."

Married women with children are less likely to be full professors than those without. The opposite is now true for men.

"You have to think long and hard about what you need--not just what you want, but what you cannot do without."

"For people without disabilities, technology makes things convenient; for people with disabilities, it makes things possible."

"It is still wise to plan carefully and to exercise caution when making choices about when, how, and to whom you come out."

"My supervisor took me aside one day and told me that I could be a mother or a grad student, but not both. I ignored her."