{"id":26779,"date":"2020-06-17T16:41:53","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T20:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencescosmaincms.cm.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=26779"},"modified":"2020-06-29T19:51:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T23:51:01","slug":"research-pandemic-threatens-to-widen-pre-existing-academia-inequities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/research-pandemic-threatens-to-widen-pre-existing-academia-inequities\/","title":{"rendered":"Research: Pandemic Threatens To Widen Pre-Existing Academia Inequities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-26797\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Kristy-Lewis-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Kristy Lewis\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Kristy-Lewis-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Kristy-Lewis-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Kristy-Lewis-299x299.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Kristy-Lewis-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Kristy-Lewis.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New research argues the pandemic will widen pre-existing inequities in the academic community if preventative measures aren\u2019t taken.<\/p>\n<p>The 17 authors of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/early\/2020\/06\/16\/2010636117\">\u201cIn the wake of COVID-19, academia needs new solutions to ensure gender equity,\u201d<\/a> published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, say it\u2019s not enough to provide a one-size-fits-all solution to relaxing tenure and promotion standards because of remote work disruptions. While all faculty experienced unexpected shifts in responsibility \u2014 whether it was helping their children with schoolwork or eldercare \u2014 the weight of the responsibilities falls disproportionately on women, the authors write.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCOVID-19\u2019s effects are driving more of a wedge between women and men in academia in terms of research opportunities,\u201d the paper states.<\/p>\n<p>One of the authors, Biology Assistant Professor Kristy A. Lewis, Ph.D., said women are already playing catch-up, and a setback today would have a ripple effect that extends far into the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s already impacted productivity and will continue on for years,&#8221; Lewis said. \u201cThis is a great opportunity for UCF to be proactive about equity, consider the impacts and give faculty a voice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some of the fallout is already visible. For instance, scientific journals are reporting an increase in manuscript submissions by men, and a drop in submissions by women. There is also concern that cost-cutting measures like reducing or withdrawing institutional retirement contributions will disproportionately affect women and minorities.<\/p>\n<p>The paper calls attention to the issue, but more importantly it presents solutions. One idea is to create a short video that helps leaders recognize their implicit biases \u2014 similar to what panelists for the National Science Foundation watch before reviewing publications.<\/p>\n<p>Future tenure and promotion committees evaluating research output during the pandemic should ask nuanced, detailed questions that take into account the individual\u2019s background. For example, black and Latino communities are among those groups hardest hit by the COVID-19 illness and their disruptions might not be equal to their colleagues\u2019. The article makes a point to note that while the focus in on women in academia (because there was more data), all minority groups will benefit from proactive and thoughtful measures to ensure equity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been a disruptive time for everyone. We see this as an opportunity and a springboard to broaden the conversation on equity,\u201d Lewis said. See the supplemental website that expands the conversation here:\u00a0 https:\/\/academicequity.edu.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New research argues the pandemic will widen pre-existing inequities in the academic community if preventative measures aren\u2019t taken. The 17 authors of \u201cIn the wake of COVID-19, academia needs new solutions to ensure gender equity,\u201d published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, say it\u2019s not enough to provide a one-size-fits-all solution to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":26797,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[34,39,13,23,28],"tags":[6057],"class_list":["post-26779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biology-departments","category-faculty-news","category-news","category-publications","category-top-news","tag-kristy-lewis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Research: Pandemic Threatens To Widen Pre-Existing Academia Inequities - College of Sciences News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/research-pandemic-threatens-to-widen-pre-existing-academia-inequities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Research: Pandemic Threatens To Widen Pre-Existing Academia Inequities - College of Sciences News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New research argues the pandemic will widen pre-existing inequities in the academic community if preventative measures aren\u2019t taken. 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