| About the author | |
| Introduction | |
| 1 | Science : the period and the people | 1 |
| 2 | The magnitude and character of exit | 17 |
| 3 | Leaving science for income and opportunity | 36 |
| 4 | Family responsibilities and their effects on a scientific career | 64 |
| 5 | Mentoring | 92 |
| 6 | Leaving science because of discontent with science itself | 111 |
| 7 | Does the rapidly changing knowledge within science affect exit? | 123 |
| 8 | Perceptions of discriminatory treatment | 139 |
| 9 | Policy initiatives | 158 |
| App.: Selected analyses of chapter | 171 |
| Notes | 187 |
| References | 191 |
| Index | 197 |