Covid-19: Why we still need more women in academia

Godlee, Fiona

doi:10.1136/bmj.m4161

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“…Although a high submission rate of scholarly articles was made by men during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, women and especially junior cohorts of women academics submitted proportionally fewer manuscripts than men, as it was shown by Squazzoni et al [ 6 ], who looked at submitted manuscripts and peer review activities for all Elsevier journals between February and May 2018–2020. As evidenced by a 14% decrease in the number of women first-authors in research articles in 2020 compared to 2019 [ 13 , 14 ], and a 14% decrease in 2019 [ 15 ], lockdowns have a major impact on the scientific outputs produced by women academics. King and Frederickson [ 16 ] evaluated 450,000 authorships in the arXiv and bioRxiv scholarly preprint repositories by gender composition before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and discovered that women scientists were underrepresented in the last authorship position required for retention and promotion in research.…”

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The COVID-19 lockdowns brought to light the challenges that women face in Mediterranean universities

Zabaniotou

2021

Global Transitions

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COVID-19 has caused considerable upheaval, necessitating a rethinking of higher education. Distance education has emerged as a major parallel issue that is changing the educational landscape. The lockdowns brought to light the challenges that women confront in academia. This study examines the impact of distance education on women's research activity at Mediterranean institutions, focusing on the additional constraints women faced as a result of e-learning. During the first lockdown (March to May 2020) there was a growing volume of media coverage, but fewer articles investigated how the pandemic's lockdown had affected women and men which increased fast in 2021. According to the findings, while the Mediterranean countries utilized different approaches to combat the epidemic, the impacts are surprisingly similar and must be recognized to avoid long-term consequences for women in higher education, science, and research. Lockdowns put added family responsibilities on female researchers, who were faced with more childcare and homework, resulting in less time to be part of a cohort creating new knowledge. Traditional cultural gender preconceptions were also uncovered, indicating the need for structural changes and repositioning. To meet UN SDG 4: “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education,” we must emerge from this pandemic more equal and robust to establish viable and inclusive universities that should implement policies and interventions to capitalize on female contributions to science, research, and innovation.

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The COVID-19 lockdowns brought to light the challenges that women face in Mediterranean universities

Zabaniotou

2021

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“…The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has profoundly disrupted academic endeavors worldwide, with a disproportionately negative impact on female physicians and scientists compared with their male colleagues ( 1 , 2 ). In a survey of more than 5,000 faculty, staff, and trainees at a large academic medical institution, nearly half of participants were moderately or seriously worried that the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected their career development.…”

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Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Author Sex and Manuscript Acceptance Rates among Pulmonary and Critical Care Journals

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Rationale The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively affected women more than men and may influence the publication of non–COVID-19 research. Objectives To evaluate whether the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with changes in manuscript acceptance rates among pulmonary/critical care journals and sex-based disparities in these rates. Methods We analyzed first, senior, and corresponding author sex (female vs. male, identified by matching first names in a validated Genderize database) of manuscripts submitted to four pulmonary/critical care journals between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2020. We constructed interrupted time series regression models to evaluate whether the proportion of female first and senior authors of non–COVID-19 original research manuscripts changed with the pandemic. Next, we performed multivariable logistic regressions to evaluate the association of author sex with acceptance of original research manuscripts. Results Among 8,332 original research submissions, women represented 39.9% and 28.3% of first and senior authors, respectively. We found no change in the proportion of female first or senior authors of non–COVID-19 or COVID-19 submitted research manuscripts during the COVID-19 era. Non–COVID-19 manuscripts submitted during the COVID-19 era had reduced odds of acceptance, regardless of author sex (first author adjusted OR [aOR], 0.46 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.36–0.59]; senior author aOR, 0.46 [95% CI, 0.37–0.57]). Female senior authorship was associated with decreased acceptance of non–COVID-19 research manuscripts (crude rates, 14.4% [male] vs. 13.2% [female]; aOR, 0.84 [95% CI, 0.71–0.99]). Conclusions Although female author submissions were not disproportionately influenced by COVID-19, we found evidence suggesting sex disparities in manuscript acceptance rates. Journals may need to consider strategies to reduce this disparity, and academic institutions may need to factor our findings, including lower acceptance rates for non–COVID-19 manuscripts, into promotion decisions.

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“…The studies published during the pandemic have revealed that men made a greater number of publications when compared to their female colleagues (Crabtree et al, 2020;Çelebi, 2020;Gabster et al, 2020;Godlee, 2020;Krukowski et al, 2020).…”

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Being a Female Academic During the Pandemic: Lecturer, Teacher, Mother, Scholar and More

Şimşek

Kaymak

Özgüç

2023

Journal of Teacher Education and Lifelong Learning

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The present study aimed to identify the experiences of female academics with children regarding distance learning and working from home during the pandemic, their problems, gains, and opinions about the impacts of being a woman on their experiences within this process. To this end, the study adopted the qualitative research method of phenomenological design. Interviews were conducted with 11 participants with children working at the same university offering courses by means of distance learning during the pandemic. The data were examined through content analysis. The participants expressed that they encountered a variety of problems particularly due to being a woman. They stated that they assumed many different roles and struggled to carry out the responsibilities. Almost all participants indicated a significant decline in the volume of academic studies, considering the excessive amount of responsibilities assumed by women and the lack of sharing the workload at home. The present study is expected to help female academics realize that these problems are not unique to them, providing them with a source of motivation.

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Covid-19: Why we still need more women in academia

Cited by 5 publications

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The COVID-19 lockdowns brought to light the challenges that women face in Mediterranean universities

The COVID-19 lockdowns brought to light the challenges that women face in Mediterranean universities

Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Author Sex and Manuscript Acceptance Rates among Pulmonary and Critical Care Journals

Being a Female Academic During the Pandemic: Lecturer, Teacher, Mother, Scholar and More

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