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Unequal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on scientists

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NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
Volume 4, Issue 9, Pages 880-+

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NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41562-020-0921-y

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  1. Air Force Office of Scientific Research [FA9550-19-1-0354]
  2. National Science Foundation [SBE 1829344]
  3. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation [G-2019-12485, G-2020-13873]
  4. Harvard Business School Division of Faculty Research and Development

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COVID-19 has not affected all scientists equally. A survey of principal investigators indicates that female scientists, those in the 'bench sciences' and, especially, scientists with young children experienced a substantial decline in time devoted to research. This could have important short- and longer-term effects on their careers, which institution leaders and funders need to address carefully.

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