I wouldn't say that I was particularly alarmed, mostly because I see the evidence everyday, but I found a new article that cites why women are absent from math or science careers.
You can find the article here.
Basically they confirmed that the typical age of child-rearing coincides with the most intensive period of academic lifestyle (ie getting tenure, pursuing promotion, etc). I don't think that is particular to just math/science careers, but pretty much the evidence suggests that women have to make a choice between having children and pursuing a promoted career.
I believe though that it is becoming more and more common to see companies and universities offer a delayed tenure package, as the article suggests. Slow going, but things will change.
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