Progress on gender equality ‘set back by lost generation’

Gender gap in article submissions rose early in pandemic – study

New analysis of journal data suggests gap was largest for junior researchers and those in health disciplines

21 October

A young woman lies in shallow water after slipping on a boating ramp in Beccles Quay as a metaphor for progress on gender parity in research ‘set back a year’ by Covid

Progress on gender parity in research ‘set back a year’ by Covid

Increase in proportion of women submitting preprints was reversed during lockdowns, particularly in Covid-related disciplines

By Anna McKie

23 August

Covid: working mums hit hard as v-cs demanded ‘business as usual’

Wide-ranging survey of mothers working in higher education reveals institutions’ inconsistent and often ineffective responses

By Anna McKie

10 June

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

Pandemic lockdown holding back female academics

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

By David Matthews

25 June

Progress on gender equality ‘set back by lost generation’

Study finds that post-war baby boom probably led to scores of women being lost to American science

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Progress on gender equality ‘set back by lost generation’

Study finds that post-war baby boom probably led to scores of women being lost to American science

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Related articles

Gender gap in article submissions rose early in pandemic – study

Progress on gender parity in research ‘set back a year’ by Covid

Covid: working mums hit hard as v-cs demanded ‘business as usual’

Pandemic lockdown holding back female academics

Related universities

University of Pennsylvania

New York University

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