The decision left Meredithe McNamara, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine who specializes in adolescent medicine, devastated and scared.
"Without their important, critical labor, our society would cease to function," said Esteban Wood, policy director at WeCount!. Wood said there needs to be more recognition of the importance of the labor domestic workers perform and the vulnerabilities they face in the workplace.
The two-child cap disproportionately affects women who have suffered trauma, as exceptions only apply to certain circumstances, leaving some vulnerable women without necessary support.
Although future studies need to examine the cause of these disparities in attrition, LGB students experience discrimination within medical training environments, which may lead to risk of attrition.