Pandemic hit academic mothers hard, data show. New evidence highlights need for policy changes to aid female scientists
2021
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epidemic disease ; career development ; women ; family responsibilities
Gender equality & Women
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6530/660
English
"In March 2020, Reshma Jagsi—a radiation oncologist at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor—wrote an opinion piece predicting female scientists would feel a disproportionate impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. Skeptical journal editors declined to publish it. Since then, though, many commentators have echoed her message. And now the evidence has become clear: The pandemic has exacerbated existing disparities and created additional challenges for women, especially those with children, struggling to maintain their research productivity."
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