Rebuild the Academy: Supporting academic mothers during COVID-19 and beyond

Robinson W Fulweiler, Sarah W Davies, Jennifer F Biddle, Amy J Burgin, Emily H G Cooperdock, Torrance C Hanley, Carly D Kenkel, Amy M Marcarelli, Catherine M Matassa, Talea L Mayo, Lory Z Santiago-Vàzquez, Nikki Traylor-Knowles and Maren Ziegler

PLOS Biology, 2021, vol. 19, issue 3, 1-11

Abstract: The issues facing academic mothers have been discussed for decades. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is further exposing these inequalities as womxn scientists who are parenting while also engaging in a combination of academic related duties are falling behind. These inequities can be solved by investing strategically in solutions. Here we describe strategies that would ensure a more equitable academy for working mothers now and in the future. While the data are clear that mothers are being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, many groups could benefit from these strategies. Rather than rebuilding what we once knew, let us be the architects of a new world.The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the many long-standing inequalities that academic mothers face. This Essay describes solutions for a more equitable academia, now and in the future, maintaining that rather than rebuilding what we once knew, we should be the architects of a new world.

Date: 2021
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