Absolutely is part of the answer in the current system. So the way to think about this is the following. 20% of professors are currently women. Are 60% [1] of t

Absolutely is part of the answer in the current system. So the way to think about this is the following. 20% of professors are currently women. Are 60% [1] of the women permanently stay at home mothers? If not, then we have to ask why its not possible to make accommodations for people doing enormous social good (having ~<2 kids), and ensure that their social contributions do not stump their ability to pursue their choice of profession? To be explicit, the system should be that women can go away for a few years to have children and still come back and be promoted to the top positions in the organization. [1] 20% of all profs/50% societal gender ratio = 40% of women are employed as prof assuming only two careers (prof and SAHM).