The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the sharpest global economic downturn since the
Great Depression. Figure 1 displays deviations from long-term trends in gross domestic …

This article explores the differential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the productivity of
male and female academics and whether the ongoing health crisis will exacerbate further …

The phenomenon of “publish-or-perish” in academia, spurred on by limited funding and
academic positions, has led to increased competition and pressure on academics to publish …

This paper highlighted the diverse voices of 84 female-identifying professors in STEM fields
who responded to a series of open-ended questions regarding work, family, and tenure …

Following the onset of COVID-19, research production in economics and finance (measured
by the posting of working papers) increased by 29 \%. Production increases were …

Twitter has been a prominent forum for academics communicating online, both among
themselves and with policy makers and the broader public. Elon Musk's takeover of the …

This article aims to engage critically with the scholarly narratives and the emerging literature
on the gender impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in academia. It outlines the key contours …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the implementation of social distancing
measures, travel restrictions, and infection control measures that introduced a myriad of …

Birdwatchers contribute an immense amount of data to citizen science databases. Thus,
birding is important from the leisure perspective and from nature conservation. During the …

Women are substantially under-represented in the field of economics: their progress is slow
and just few women reach top positions. From the 1980s, studies document the clear …