Turning Chutes into Ladders for Women Faculty: A Review and Roadmap for Equity in Academia.

@article{Cardel2020TurningCI,
  title={Turning Chutes into Ladders for Women Faculty: A Review and Roadmap for Equity in Academia.},
  author={Michelle I. Cardel and Emily J Dhurandhar and Ceren Yarar-Fisher and Monica Foster and Bertha Hidalgo and Leslie A. McClure and Sherry L Pagoto and Noam Brown and Dori W. Pekmezi and Noha Sharafeldin and Amanda Willig and Christine Angelini},
  journal={Journal of women's health},
  year={2020}
}
Despite significant progress in recent decades, the recruitment, advancement, and promotion of women in academia remain low. Women represent a large portion of the talent pool in academia, and receive >50% of all PhDs, but this has not yet translated into sustained representation in faculty and leadership positions. Research indicates that women encounter numerous "chutes" that remove them from academia or provide setbacks to promotion at all stages of their careers. These include the… 
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