Just released — May 2007!
Mary Ann Mason’s latest book from Oxford University Press expands on her ground-breaking Do Babies Matter? research. Mothers on the Fast Track: How the New Generation Can Balance Career and Family addresses the fundamental question faced by high achieving women: "Can women have it all?"

Mothers on the Fast Track takes a hard look at the career paths of the first and second generation of women who entered the fast-track professions of academia, law, medicine, business, and the media in large numbers in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. With data and interviews, it reveals the impact of motherhood in each of these professions, telling us why and when women leave the fast track, and what allows some to succeed.
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As Dean of the Graduate Division at UC Berkeley (2000-2007), Mary Ann Mason has had responsibility for nearly 10,000 doctoral and professional graduate students.
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What's New with the Do Babies Matter Project?

2007 The Graduate
The parent rap: why babies matter in academia

UC Faculty Family Friendly Edge

"Do Babies Matter (Part II)? Closing the Baby Gap", Academe article (PDF)

"Marriage and Baby Blues: Redefining Gender Equity in the Academy"

"Do Babies Matter" Academe article (PDF)

Chronicle of Higher Education reports on the Do Babies Matter Project