An Australian institute has launched an historic, and highly praised, series of initiatives to help woman-scientists, including 5 years of childcare financing, babysitting during conferences, research-associate help during pregnancy and early child years, part-time work, shortened post doc periods, longer tenure periods. Few US institutes have any of this. http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/articles/2015/09/q-progressive-institute-leader-doug-hilton