A Year into the Pandemic: An Update on Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine.
Ann Am Thorac Soc
; 19(4): 517-524, 2022 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1785228
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus pandemic revealed long-standing, unaddressed fissures in our systems, including dramatic gender inequities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) fields. Women have disproportionately carried the burden of childcare and other caregiving responsibilities during the pandemic, and there are strong indications that the pandemic will likely exacerbate preexisting disparities in the pipeline of women in STEMM and in leadership positions. Based on a literature review, our own experiences, and the experiences of our colleagues, we review promising strategies that have been implemented by funding bodies, journals, professional societies, and colleges/universities as well as additional strategies that might be helpful for these entities to implement to move forward with policies in place that address gender inequities and rebuild our institutional systems better. At this moment in time, institutions should collect data on metrics such as recruitment, retention, tenure/promotion, funding, professional society membership, awards/honors, and scientific publishing. These data will be essential in determining the impact of policies on women in STEMM to ensure they are having the intended effect as well as what future actions might be necessary in an iterative process.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Technology
/
Pandemics
Type of study:
Qualitative research
/
Reviews
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann Am Thorac Soc
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS