Identifying Barriers to Career Progression for Women in Science: Is COVID-19 Creating New Challenges?

Identifying Barriers to Career Progression for Women in Science: Is COVID-19 Creating New Challenges?

This article summarizes discussions at a Gender Equity Workshop run during the Molecular Approaches to Malaria Conference in February 2020. Barriers to career progression in science for women and minority groups, along with suggestions to overcome ongoing roadblocks, are discussed. The emerging chal...

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Published in:Trends in parasitology Vol. 36; no. 10; pp. 799 - 802
Main Author: Hansen, Diana S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01-10-2020
Subjects:
career barriers
Career Mobility
Coronavirus Infections
COVID-19
Female
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
science
Science & Society
Science - statistics & numerical data
women
Women's Rights - trends
career barriers
science
women
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Summary:This article summarizes discussions at a Gender Equity Workshop run during the Molecular Approaches to Malaria Conference in February 2020. Barriers to career progression in science for women and minority groups, along with suggestions to overcome ongoing roadblocks, are discussed. The emerging challenges that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is bringing to this sector are also considered.
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ISSN:1471-4922
1471-5007
DOI:10.1016/j.pt.2020.07.016