キャリアニュース2021年2月13～16日

> Science's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation In March 2020, Reshma Jagsi—a radiation oncologist at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor—wrote an opinion piece predicting female scientists would feel a disproportionate impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. Skeptical journal editors declined to publish it. Since then, though, many commentators have echoed her message. And now the evidence has become clear: The pandemic has exacerbated existing disparities and created additional challenges for women, especially those with children, struggling to maintain their research productivity. ![Figure][1]</img> CREDITS: (GRAPHIC) K. LANGIN/ SCIENCE ; (DATA) DERYUGINA ET AL. , NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, 10.3386/W28360 (2021) In some fields, studies show, the proportion of female authors on preprints, submitted manuscripts, and published papers dropped during the first few months of the pandemic. Mothers also suffered a 33% larger drop in research hours c

> Science's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation In March 2020, Reshma Jagsi—a radiation oncologist at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor—wrote an opinion piece predicting female scientists would feel a disproportionate impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. Skeptical journal editors declined to publish it. Since then, though, many commentators have echoed her message. And now the evidence has become clear: The pandemic has exacerbated existing disparities and created additional challenges for women, especially those with children, struggling to maintain their research productivity. ![Figure][1]</img> CREDITS: (GRAPHIC) K. LANGIN/ SCIENCE ; (DATA) DERYUGINA ET AL. , NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, 10.3386/W28360 (2021) In some fields, studies show, the proportion of female authors on preprints, submitted manuscripts, and published papers dropped during the first few months of the pandemic. Mothers also suffered a 33% larger drop in research hours c