一个杨鹏长难句，求分析..

UUtaisha

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 these questions are political in the sense that the debate over them will inevitably be less an exploration of abstract matters in a spirit of disinterested inquiry than an academic power struggle in which the careers and professional fortunes of many women scholars -- only now entering the academic profession in substantial numbers --will be at stake,and with them the chances for a distinctive contribution to humanistic understanding ,a contribution that m
ight be an important influence against sexism in our society.

从 at stake，后面开始 我就不知怎么翻译了，说the chances 和 careers and professional fortunes 是并列关系的，我怎么读了半天也读的不是很明白，理解呢， 求高人赐教..