13/ Our study is limited in several ways: our data don’t span the COVID pandemic, we study only tenured & tenure-track faculty, and our data don’t support strong intersectional analyses so the results mostly reflect the experiences of white women.

14/ Big takeaway: it’s a mistake to observe equal rates of attrition and believe gender equity has been achieved. Focus instead on the reasons for leaving, which vary by career age, field, and prestige. There’s a lot of work left to do, and climate deserves our attention 🎤

What were the main challenges you faced in constructing a study equipped for strong intersectional analyses?

Wow, amazing work. This fits with my experience where I've had to fight against regular overloads, unpaid/off-contract work, maxing out teaching preps etc. Im at a teaching-focused school. And the dept climate gets worse when I fight for work-life balance.