Journal
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.906072
Keywords
COVID-19; gender bias; scientific production; lockdown; dependents
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- Germans Trias i Pujol Health Science Research Institute (IGTP)
- University Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol (HUGTiP)
- IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute
- Fundacio Lluita contra les Infeccioses (FLI)
- Center d'Estudis Epidemiologics sobre les Infeccions de Transmissio Sexual i Sida de Catalunya (CEEISCAT)
- Institut Catala d'Oncologia (ICO)
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The survey revealed gender differences in the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on scientific activities, with female researchers performing more invisible tasks and experiencing greater mental health impacts.
From March to September 2020, researchers working at a biomedical scientific campus in Spain faced two lockdowns and various mobility restrictions that affected their social and professional lifestyles. The working group Women in Science, which acts as an independent observatory of scientific gender inequalities on campus launched an online survey to assess the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on scientific activity, domestic and caregiving tasks, and psychological status. The survey revealed differences in scientific performance by gender: while male researchers participated in a larger number of scientific activities for career development, female researchers performed more invisible scientific tasks, including peer review or outreach activities. Mental impact was greater in researchers caring for children or dependents, and this was aggravated for women. Results spot a disproportionate impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on female scientific career development, and urges for equity measures to mitigate the consequences of an increase in the gender gap in biomedical sciences for current and future pandemics.
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