Ten simple rules for women principal investigators during a pandemic

Kreeger, Pamela K.; Brock, Amy; Gibbs, Holly C.; Grande‐Allen, K. Jane; Huang, Alice H.; Masters, Kristyn S.; Rangamani, Padmini; Reagan, Michaela R.; Servoss, Shannon L.

doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008370

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“…There are many factors that contribute to poor retention of a diverse workforce, two dominant contributors are t the intrinsic power-imbalance in the workplace and an imbalance in home-life responsibilities 5,6 . These ongoing pandemic has ampli ed these two factors 7,8 . When placed in the context of legacy conference attendance, it becomes apparent that the time away from home necessitated by work-related travel is intrinsically exclusionary to diverse communities 4,9,10,11 .…”

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Beyond the carbon footprint: Virtual conferences increase diversity, equity, and inclusion

Skiles

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Among many roles, conferences disseminate research, grow professional networks, and train employees. They also significantly contribute to climate change due to their sizable carbon footprint. More recently, additional negative aspects have surfaced. Namely, they present significant barriers to achieving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Here, we perform a meta-analysis of events that transitioned to virtual formats during the COVID-19 pandemic and show that this approach may provide a solution. Our analysis compared demographic and travel data of the same scientific conferences. When evaluating DEI, we considered factors including cost, gender, career stage, and geographic location. Costs associated with attending in-person conferences varied between 3% to 142% of attendees’ regional annual per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP). An increase in the fractional make-up of 2020 virtual conference delegations was observed for students (29% to 43%). Notable increases in attendance were observed for women (66% to 253% increase) and non-research-intensive countries (29% to 482% increase).

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Beyond the carbon footprint: Virtual conferences increase diversity, equity, and inclusion

Skiles

Yang

Reshef

et al. 2020

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“…A few reports have suggested some tips for female investigators [ 4 , 5 ], which mentees may also benefit from. Due to the situation of working from home, mutual trust and respect are paramount for such a relationship.…”

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Mentorship is not co-authorship: a revisit to mentorship

Garmire

2021

Genome Biol

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“…Leadership and mentorship from experienced colleagues are essential to build the confidence of those facing personal and professional uncertainty, and to help inexperienced researchers and those with additional caring responsibilities to conduct research in a time when all parts of the research process are impacted. Experienced researchers can utilise the mental resources of early-career researchers, and offer their support to help those that are struggling to produce meaningful outputs (Kreeger et al, 2020). These are necessary actions on behalf of those in privileged positions and with the depth of experience in academia to collaborate with those in precarious situations.…”

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Research during the COVID-19 pandemic: ethics, gender and precarious work

Buckle

2021

International Journal of Housing Policy

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In this essay, I reflect on my experiences of undertaking housing research during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has had vast global impacts beyond the massive loss of life; disrupting economies, environments and social systems and creating a global housing crisis. Due to these extreme circumstances, conducting research at this time can have unforeseen challenges. I discuss these challenges, and their impacts (1) on research participants and (2) on researchers, as well as ( 3) on the quality of research outputs that can be produced. These challenges are situated within narratives of my own personal experiences as an early-career researcher and mother, conducting housing research on COVID-related topics. I offer advice on whether research should be conducted under the difficult circumstances created by the pandemic, and future priorities for the housing research community.

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Ten simple rules for women principal investigators during a pandemic

Cited by 11 publications

References 14 publications

Beyond the carbon footprint: Virtual conferences increase diversity, equity, and inclusion

Beyond the carbon footprint: Virtual conferences increase diversity, equity, and inclusion

Mentorship is not co-authorship: a revisit to mentorship

Research during the COVID-19 pandemic: ethics, gender and precarious work

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