COVID-19's Indirect Attack on Women
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The Science Behind Women Leaders' Success In Fighting Covid-19
The Science Behind Women Leaders' Success In Fighting Covid-19
Women leaders around the world have had considerably more success in slowing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, and two economists based in the United Kingdom can now explain why.
Women's Journal Submission Rates Continue to Fall
Women's journal submission rates fell as their caring responsibilities jumped due to COVID-19. Without meaningful interventions, the trend is likely to continue.
Taking Our Seat at the Table!
Women at ETH Zurich - from the early days to the present
Women Scientists Were Written Out of History. It's Margaret Rossiter's Lifelong Mission to Fix That
Start a Family, Don't Stop Research
Taking time out to have a child should not mean derailing a research career, says Adrienne Hopkins, lead author of LERU's new paper on family leave.
The New ERA Must Do More for Gender Equality
As we slowly emerge from the coronavirus outbreak in Europe, one thing is clear - it has brought to the front various aspects of gender equality issues in Research and Innovation (R&I), writes Marcela Linkova.
NIH's New Sexual-harassment Rules Are Still Too Weak, Say Critics
The agency has outlined actions it may take to deal with bullies and harassers, but it still relies on universities to report bad behaviour.
NASA Names Headquarters After 'Hidden Figure' Mary W. Jackson
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Wednesday the agency's headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at NASA.
'It's What Students Look For': the Dutch University That's Only Hiring Women
'It's What Students Look For': the Dutch University That's Only Hiring Women
Just 15% of professors at Eindhoven University of Technology were women until it introduced a radical new scheme.
Protected by Decades-Old Power Structures, Three Renowned Harvard Anthropologists Face Allegations of Sexual Harassment
Protected by Decades-Old Power Structures, Three Renowned Harvard Anthropologists Face Allegations of Sexual Harassment
Senior Anthropology professors Theodore C. Bestor, Gary Urton, and John L. Comaroff have weathered allegations of sexual harassment, including some leveled by students. But affiliates said gender issues in the department stretch beyond them.
The Decline of Women's Research Production During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The Decline of Women's Research Production During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Preprints analysis suggests a disproportionate impact on early career researchers.
Women in Science Are Battling Both Covid-19 and the Patriarchy
The pandemic has worsened longstanding sexist and racist inequalities in science pushing many of us to say 'I'm done', write 35 female scientists
Ensuring the Pandemic Doesn't Negatively Impact Women in STEM, Especially Those of Color
Ensuring the Pandemic Doesn't Negatively Impact Women in STEM, Especially Those of Color
The pandemic will negatively impact the careers of women in STEM, particularly those of color, and failure to respond could jeopardize years of progress toward faculty equity.
Beyond sex and gender analysis: an intersectional view of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak and response
Women Academics Seem to Be Submitting Fewer Papers During Coronavirus
Editors of academic journals have started noticing a trend: Women - who inevitably shoulder a greater share of family responsibilities - seem to be submitting fewer papers, while men are submitting up to 50 percent more than they usually would.
Unintended Consequences of Gender-equality Plans
Don't let academia's initiatives to advance women become just another way to game the research system, urges Charikleia Tzanakou.
The Pandemic and the Female Academic
I'm curious what lockdown will reveal about the 'maternal wall' that can block faculty advancement.
Leadership to Change a Culture of Sexual Harassment
How, then, does an agency like NSF—which has considerable influence but limited direct authority—work with the community and other institutions to implement change on issues that cannot wait? The case of NSF's work to combat harassment in the science community, a persistent problem for decades that remains shockingly widespread, is illustrative.
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