I recently met with a (very successful) female mentee who was struggling to balance her research, clinical, & administrative obligations.



I quickly realized, in listening to her, that she was in a no-win situation.

1) She had been set up to fail.

* She had inadequate support for her research program

* She had inadequate support for her administrative duties

* She was being asked to spend much more time on clinical & admin than her grants allowed her to do