Pandemic lockdown holding back female academics, data show

Unequal childcare burden blamed for fall in share of published research by women since schools shut, but funding bodies look to alleviate career impact

Published on
June 25, 2020
Last updated
June 26, 2020
David Matthews
A woman in a mask walks past a mural of a hand on the side of a building in Midtown New York City April 22, 2020
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The pinch: some believe that lockdowns have increased domestic workloads, and women have been landed with more tasks than men, reducing their research time
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Print headline: Women’s careers languish in lockdown, data show

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