[Grad-postdoc-assn] Fwd: The Experiences of Postdoctoral Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Deepak Cherian
dcherian at ucar.edu
Mon Nov 16 10:21:29 MST 2020
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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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