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Letter: Mum's the word

Published 26 April 2003

From Ian Dickson

Tam Dalyell points out that having babies makes it hard for women to progress in science (5 April, p 53).

That sounds like indirect sex discrimination to me. Perhaps Britain’s academics should be reminded of the law. Ambitious women with maternity gaps in their CV might like to look at:

Gloucester, UK

Issue no. 2392 published 26 April 2003

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