Thread by @arghavan_salles

It's not every day your piece is front and center on the @TheLancet homepage!!

I was delighted to work with @reshmajagsi on this commentary covering what institutions should do to reverse the damage the pandemic has done to women's careers. 🧵

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We have four major recommendations. "First, institutions must intentionally implement best practices to recruit, select, retain, and promote women..."

This would include criterion-based evaluations and transparency regarding roles and compensation.

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"Second, institutions should ensure they provide paid parental leave and resources to support caregiving. Flexible options...can be helpful if they are part of a broader approach that recognizes the existence of family responsibilities for all employees."

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"Third, academic institutions should ensure that women researchers receive adequate funding to mitigate any longer-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their contributions to medical science."

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"Finally, institutions should more proactively address workplace gender bias and harassment, which have worsened and taken on new forms with virtual work, particularly for non-white women."

Indeed, none of this will work without attention to intersectionality.

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"The leading institutions of the future will be the ones who make the choice now, in this moment of uncertainty, to reverse the pandemic-induced backsliding of women's careers."

Pls share what your institutions are doing below!

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PS Huge thank you to @jocalynclark for inviting us to write this and for giving critical feedback. Please also check out the other articles in the "Advancing women in science and health" collection!

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