Impact of COVID-19 lockdown in a biomedical research campus: A gender perspective analysis

Frontiers in Psychology

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Nuria Izquierdo-Useros¹  Miguel Angel Marin Lopez¹  Marta Monguió-Tortajada²  Jose A. Muñoz-Moreno⁴  Cristina Agusti Benito²  Sara Morón-López¹  Harvey Evans²  Melisa Gualdrón-López²  Jörg Müller^1,10  Julia G Prado¹ 

[1] IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute;Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute;Cardiology Service, Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital;Fundació Lluita Contra la SIDA i les Malalties Infeccioses ,(FLS)-Infectious Diseases Service, Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital;Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya;Center “Estudis Epidemiològics Sobre les Infeccions de Transmissió Sexual i Sida de Catalunya”;Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health ,(CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III;CIBER en Enfermedades Infecciosas;ISGlobal, Hospital Clínic–Universitat de Barcelona;Internet Interdisciplinary Institute IN3, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

关键词: COVID - 19;    gender bias;    Scientific production;    LockDown;    Dependents;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2022.906072

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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