Leaders: Are you doing everything you can to help, given this situation? Are you actually making any of this worse (even if only indirectly by adding or failing to mitigate other stressors)? 🧵
The COVID pandemic has harmed researcher productivity – and mental health
Surveys show that women, parents of young children and people of colour are most affected by pandemic-related disruptions and need more support.
nature.com/articles/d4158…
Surveys show that women, parents of young children and people of colour are most affected by pandemic-related disruptions and need more support.
nature.com/articles/d4158…
‘I hope you die’: how the COVID pandemic unleashed attacks on scientists
Dozens of researchers tell Nature they have received death threats, or threats of physical or sexual violence.
nature.com/articles/d4158…
Dozens of researchers tell Nature they have received death threats, or threats of physical or sexual violence.
nature.com/articles/d4158…
COVID scientists in the public eye need protection from threats
Researchers are facing harassment for speaking out during the pandemic. Their institutions must do more to support them.
nature.com/articles/d4158…
Researchers are facing harassment for speaking out during the pandemic. Their institutions must do more to support them.
nature.com/articles/d4158…
Pandemic measures disproportionately harm women’s careers
Family responsibilities incurred by shutdowns — and existing bias — disrupted the mental health, productivity and work–life balance of US female academic scientists, finds study.
nature.com/articles/d4158…
Family responsibilities incurred by shutdowns — and existing bias — disrupted the mental health, productivity and work–life balance of US female academic scientists, finds study.
nature.com/articles/d4158…
‘It’s like we’re going back 30 years’: how the coronavirus is gutting diversity in science
The pandemic is sabotaging the careers of researchers from under-represented groups, but institutions can help to staunch the outflow.
nature.com/articles/d4158…
The pandemic is sabotaging the careers of researchers from under-represented groups, but institutions can help to staunch the outflow.
nature.com/articles/d4158…
The career cost of COVID-19 to female researchers, and how science should respond
Some funders and journals are trying to support female researchers and others whose publications and positions are at risk.
nature.com/articles/d4158…
Some funders and journals are trying to support female researchers and others whose publications and positions are at risk.
nature.com/articles/d4158…
Promoting diversity and inclusion in STEMM starts at the top
The COVID-19 pandemic offers stark evidence that without greater diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), science is prevented from fulfilling its fundamental obligations to society.
nature.com/articles/s4159…
The COVID-19 pandemic offers stark evidence that without greater diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), science is prevented from fulfilling its fundamental obligations to society.
nature.com/articles/s4159…
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