I went down a rabbit hole of women and academic productivity this morning...
Spurred by a recent Washington Post article (which buried the lede) showing that due to COVID19 academic women are losing 7.5 to 10 hrs/week of research if they have kids <7 yo
washingtonpost.com/road-to-recove…
Spurred by a recent Washington Post article (which buried the lede) showing that due to COVID19 academic women are losing 7.5 to 10 hrs/week of research if they have kids <7 yo
washingtonpost.com/road-to-recove…
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This is a CRISIS for academic promotion.
Pre-pandemic, studies showed disparities in publication rates between women/men.
There are 100s of articles describing this, but these 2 are pertinent to #AcademicMedicine
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
This is a CRISIS for academic promotion.
Pre-pandemic, studies showed disparities in publication rates between women/men.
There are 100s of articles describing this, but these 2 are pertinent to #AcademicMedicine
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
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Unfortunately, since the pandemic started, the gender gap in publication seems to be worsening.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
Unfortunately, since the pandemic started, the gender gap in publication seems to be worsening.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
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I entered the pandemic with a chunk of time meant for research but ended up creating an online curriculum and spending all day every day in the company of my 2 and 4-year-old. Which brought me so much joy.
But what is the trade-off? Just getting back to paper writing now.
I entered the pandemic with a chunk of time meant for research but ended up creating an online curriculum and spending all day every day in the company of my 2 and 4-year-old. Which brought me so much joy.
But what is the trade-off? Just getting back to paper writing now.
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In some ways, seeing the data is helpful to validate my experience.
But, it is also extremely frustrating... the disparities in authorship go back decades. Yet it remains one of the main factors in promotion and leadership positions.
It feels like victim-blaming.
In some ways, seeing the data is helpful to validate my experience.
But, it is also extremely frustrating... the disparities in authorship go back decades. Yet it remains one of the main factors in promotion and leadership positions.
It feels like victim-blaming.
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Which makes me think.
We can perhaps talk all day about why women publish less and how to get us to publish more, but maybe we need to talk about valuing what women are doing.
They do a LOT of service for institutions.
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
Which makes me think.
We can perhaps talk all day about why women publish less and how to get us to publish more, but maybe we need to talk about valuing what women are doing.
They do a LOT of service for institutions.
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
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They also shoulder a significant amount of disrespect and harassment.
Ask any #WomenInMedicine, she has a text thread or person she debriefs with when it happens.
When it happens, again and again, time addressing it adds up.
(See this week's #JHMChat with @arghavan_salles)
They also shoulder a significant amount of disrespect and harassment.
Ask any #WomenInMedicine, she has a text thread or person she debriefs with when it happens.
When it happens, again and again, time addressing it adds up.
(See this week's #JHMChat with @arghavan_salles)
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So, here's a few ideas to ponder:
If pay is tied to promotion, and promotion is tied to products where inherent disparities exist... what about de-coupling pay from promotion? (like Mayo Clinic)
Or, should the process value women's service/experience?
What do you think?
So, here's a few ideas to ponder:
If pay is tied to promotion, and promotion is tied to products where inherent disparities exist... what about de-coupling pay from promotion? (like Mayo Clinic)
Or, should the process value women's service/experience?
What do you think?
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Bottom line,
Women in #AcademicMedicine are losing hundreds of hours of work this year (as are men with young families to some degree). It is going to have a profound impact on productivity that will ripple out for years.
Has your institution addressed this?
Bottom line,
Women in #AcademicMedicine are losing hundreds of hours of work this year (as are men with young families to some degree). It is going to have a profound impact on productivity that will ripple out for years.
Has your institution addressed this?
Final note: There probably isn't a one size fits all solution... but these thoughts for #HospitalistMedicine from @FutureDocs @aoglasser @WrayCharles @ETSshow @ShikhaJainMD are fantastic.
Has anyone adopted at their institution yet?
journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/artic…
Has anyone adopted at their institution yet?
journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/artic…
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