Despite increased awareness of the lack of gender equity in academia and a growing
number of initiatives to address issues of diversity, change is slow, and inequalities remain …

Despite progress made toward increasing women's interest and involvement in science,
technology, engineering, and math (STEM), women continue to be underrepresented and …

The US scientific workforce is primarily composed of White men. Studies have demonstrated
the systemic barriers preventing women and other minoritized populations from gaining …

Background: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most faculty in science, technology,
engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) began working from home, including …

IN IO N eldercare, and physical confinement have increased students' and faculty's mental
health needs and reduced the time available to perform academic work. A pandemic …

AS THE EFFECTS of COVID-19 emerge over time, it has become clear that the pandemic
holds important implications for gendered inequalities in a variety of realms, including …

Bias is the evaluation of something or someone that can be positive or negative, and implicit
or unconscious bias is when the person is unaware of their evaluation. This is particularly …

Background: Gender bias has been an ongoing issue in health care, examples being
underrepresentation of women in health studies, trivialization of women's physical …

Diversity drives excellence. Diversity enhances innovation in biomedical sciences and, as it
relates to novel findings and treatment of diverse populations, in the field of infectious …

Scientific editors shape the content of academic journals and set standards for their fields.
Yet, the degree to which the gender makeup of editors reflects that of scientists, and the rate …