> And she thinks the prospect of working those anti-social hours puts off potential employees, especially women and those with caring duties or young children.

> And she thinks the prospect of working those anti-social hours puts off potential employees, especially women and those with caring duties or young children. Correct. They are perceived as sweat shops, selling the dream of making partner. Earning double what any other graduate program is paying (at least when I looked years ago) helps, although the hourly rate is probably the same.