I'm totally on board with making changes that address concerns for women specifically. That being said, as someone not in academia, it seems like a crazy path

I'm totally on board with making changes that address concerns for women specifically. That being said, as someone not in academia, it seems like a crazy path for anyone, male or female. As the article said, you're usually 34 before you have a lab established and the research program really gets going. Is there any way the system could be changed/simplified so that talented researchers could start earlier?