The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 25, 2009 by Mary Ann Mason
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2009/03/2009032501c.htm
Role models, particularly ones with children, can make the difference in whether a female graduate student takes the next big step along the tenure track. While undergraduates are influenced simply by seeing a female faculty member, graduate students need to see that she is able to have children as well as a career.