Turning the Tide for Academic Women in STEM: A Postpandemic Vision for Supporting Female Scientists
Tipologia
Article
Data di pubblicazione
1 dicembre 2021
Autore/i
Editore
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Lingua
English
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Discipline
Abstract
The "leaky pipeline" of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), which is especially acute for academic mothers, continues to be problematic as women face continuous cycles of barriers and obstacles to advancing further in their fields. The severity and prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic both highlighted and exacerbated the unique challenges faced by female graduate students, postdocs, research staff, and principal investigators because of lockdowns, quarantines, school closures, lack of external childcare, and heightened family responsibilities, on top of professional responsibilities. This perspective provides recommendations of specific policies and practices that combat stigmas faced by women in STEM and can help them retain their careers. We discuss actions that can be taken to support women within academic institutions, journals, government/federal centers, university-level departments, and individual research groups. These recommendations are based on prior initiatives that have been successful in having a positive impact on gender equity─a central tenet of our postpandemic vision for the STEM workforce.
Parte di
ACS Nano
ISSN
1936-0851 1936-086X
Volume
15
Fascicolo
12