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  1. To make the following narrative easier to follow, the pronoun “I” refers to JAS.

  2. The US National Science Foundation (NSF) Advance program seeks to promote women in STEM at the faculty level.

  3. In 1989, Eastman Kodak owned its chemicals division.

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JAS wishes to acknowledge the many helpful comments from past mentors and present colleagues on the original manuscript. The number of people who need to be thanked are too numerous to list.

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    Julie A. Stenken

  2. Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, 1 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA

    Anna M. Zajicek

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Stenken, J.A., Zajicek, A.M. The importance of asking, mentoring and building networks for academic career success - a personal and social science perspective. Anal Bioanal Chem 396, 541–546 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-009-3275-x

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