[Grad-postdoc-assn] Fwd: The Experiences of Postdoctoral Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

[Deepak Cherian]

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Subject: 	The Experiences of Postdoctoral Women During the COVID-19 
Pandemic – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Date: 	Mon, 16 Nov 2020 15:26:09 +0000
From: 	Sarah Clem



The Experiences of Postdoctoral Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic – 
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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In collaboration with L’Oréal USA, the National Academies of Sciences, 
Engineering, and Medicine will host a virtual gathering focused on the 
experiences of postdoctoral women in science during the COVID-19 
pandemic, The event will feature a presentation on our current 
understanding of the many ways that COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the 
lives and careers of postdoctoral women in science followed by a 
moderated discussion with the 2020 L’Oréal For Women in Science Fellows 
about their experiences as postdocs during these unprecedented times.

*Background: *Though the representation of women in science, technology, 
engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields has increased over the years, 
there remains significant drop-off at every stage, particularly during 
the years between postdoctoral and tenure-track positions. The COVID-19 
pandemic is now magnifying the many factors that contribute to the 
underrepresentation of women in scientific fields and there is good 
reason to believe that postdoctoral women will be particularly affected.

The postdoctoral stage is a critical time in a scientific career when 
early career researchers are under tremendous pressure to demonstrate 
their creativity and productivity as they compete for a small number of 
jobs in the professoriate. It is also a time in life for many 
researchers when they choose to expand their families and so have 
caregiving responsibilities for young children—responsibilities that the 
research shows are born more heavily by women than men. With the 
pandemic driving the closure of schools and daycares and with virtual 
working environments reducing research productivity and professional 
opportunities, there is great reason for concern that many postdocs may 
leave scientific careers.

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