Rebuild the Academy: Supporting academic mothers during COVID-19 and beyond

Robinson W Fulweiler; Sarah W Davies; Jennifer F Biddle; Amy J Burgin; Emily H G Cooperdock; Torrance C Hanley; Carly D Kenkel; Amy M Marcarelli; Catherine M Matassa; Talea L Mayo; Lory Z Santiago-Vàzquez; Nikki Traylor-Knowles; Maren Ziegler

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3001100

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Rebuild the Academy: Supporting academic mothers during COVID-19 and beyond

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Rebuild the Academy: Supporting academic mothers during COVID-19 and beyond

Robinson W Fulweiler, Sarah W Davies, Jennifer F Biddle, Amy J Burgin, Emily H G Cooperdock, Torrance C Hanley, Carly D Kenkel, Amy M Marcarelli, Catherine M Matassa, Talea L Mayo, …

PLoS biology, Vol.19(3), pp.e3001100-e3001100

2021-03

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001100

PMID: 33690708

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Abstract

Humans

Mothers - statistics & numerical data

Research Personnel - statistics & numerical data

COVID-19 - psychology

COVID-19 - economics

Mothers - psychology

Sexism - psychology

SARS-CoV-2 - isolation & purification

Parenting - psychology

Sexism - trends

Parenting - trends

Female

COVID-19 - epidemiology

Teaching - statistics & numerical data

Sexism - statistics & numerical data

The issues facing academic mothers have been discussed for decades. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is further exposing these inequalities as womxn scientists who are parenting while also engaging in a combination of academic related duties are falling behind. These inequities can be solved by investing strategically in solutions. Here we describe strategies that would ensure a more equitable academy for working mothers now and in the future. While the data are clear that mothers are being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, many groups could benefit from these strategies. Rather than rebuilding what we once knew, let us be the architects of a new world.

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Title: Rebuild the Academy: Supporting academic mothers during COVID-19 and beyond
Creators: Robinson W Fulweiler - Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah W Davies - Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Jennifer F Biddle - School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, Lewes, Delaware, United States of America
Amy J Burgin - Department of Environmental Studies and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Emily H G Cooperdock - Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Torrance C Hanley - Marine Science Center, Northeastern University, Nahant, Massachusetts, United States of America
Carly D Kenkel - Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Amy M Marcarelli - Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, United States of America
Catherine M Matassa - Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Groton, Connecticut, United States of America
Talea L Mayo - Department of Mathematics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Lory Z Santiago-Vàzquez - Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, Texas, United States of America
Nikki Traylor-Knowles - University of Miami, Rosenstiel - Marine Biology & Ecology
Maren Ziegler - Department of Animal Ecology and Systematics, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
Publication Details: PLoS biology, Vol.19(3), pp.e3001100-e3001100
Publisher: Public Library of Science; United States
Academic Unit: Rosenstiel - Marine Biology & Ecology; Rosenstiel School
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
PMID: 33690708
Record Identifier: 991031583788802976