I think we also need to find ways to make it easier for women to stay in science. I feel in some ways I let myself be scared out of graduate school. It's not that I think I ended up in the wrong place, but it shouldn't have been the case that I got scared. Research, publishing and getting tenure can consume one's life. But it doesn't have to be that way.
People can have full outside lives and still be good scientists.
But the system often makes it hard for them to do so. This can be particularly hard on women. Institutions that train and employ scientists can help by offering more flexibility in work situations, and by creating policies and advancement standards that are compatible with having a family. You don't have to know from day one in college what you're going to do for the rest of your life, or even day one in graduate school. I clearly ended up someplace different.