Marriage, motherhood and research performance in science.

@article{Cole1987MarriageMA,
  title={Marriage, motherhood and research performance in science.},
  author={Jonathan R. Cole and Harriet Zuckerman},
  journal={Scientific American},
  year={1987},
  volume={256 2},
  pages={
          119-25
        }
}
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