The differentiated effects of the burden of care during the COVID-19 crisis on women scientists: a reflection on the challenges and actions in Colombia: Inequalities in academia and science during COVID-19 in Colombia
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Resumo: | During the COVID-19 pandemic, on top of the traditional scientific-academic activities, now with everyone at home, the work was stretched to the care of children or relatives, administrative burdens at homes, new virtual educational challenges, and the mental health management of colleagues, students, and research assistants. Although the SARS-CoV-2 virus does not discriminate based on gender or race in its contagion, several studies have shown that the pandemic disproportionately has intensified the productivity gap for women scientists, academics, and professionals, especially mothers. Before the pandemic, the gender perspective was already a topic little addressed in Colombian science, technology, and innovation policies, so it is more than necessary to discuss the challenges that Colombian women scientists face due to the pandemic in the country. Based on the critical review of the available literature on the difficulties expanded for women scientists due to the pandemic, recommendations are presented for possible actions and multisectoral strategies to minimize the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in historically underrepresented communities in the academy and science in our country. The existing evidence on the differentiated effects of the pandemic should generate reflection on how to support scientific personnel in Colombia, especially mothers and caregivers. Strategies are required to identify interventions during and after the pandemic to respond equitably to unequal impacts between genders in academia and science in Colombia. |
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The differentiated effects of the burden of care during the COVID-19 crisis on women scientists: a reflection on the challenges and actions in Colombia: Inequalities in academia and science during COVID-19 in Colombia Los efectos diferenciados por la carga de cuidado durante la crisis de la COVID-19 en mujeres científicas: una reflexión sobre los desafíos y posibles acciones en Colombia: Desigualdades en academia y ciencia durante la COVID-19 en Colombiaacademic productionequitygender gapwomen in sciencegender paritypandemicbrechas de géneroequidadmujeres en la cienciapandemiaparidad de géneroproductividad académicaDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, on top of the traditional scientific-academic activities, now with everyone at home, the work was stretched to the care of children or relatives, administrative burdens at homes, new virtual educational challenges, and the mental health management of colleagues, students, and research assistants. Although the SARS-CoV-2 virus does not discriminate based on gender or race in its contagion, several studies have shown that the pandemic disproportionately has intensified the productivity gap for women scientists, academics, and professionals, especially mothers. Before the pandemic, the gender perspective was already a topic little addressed in Colombian science, technology, and innovation policies, so it is more than necessary to discuss the challenges that Colombian women scientists face due to the pandemic in the country. Based on the critical review of the available literature on the difficulties expanded for women scientists due to the pandemic, recommendations are presented for possible actions and multisectoral strategies to minimize the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in historically underrepresented communities in the academy and science in our country. The existing evidence on the differentiated effects of the pandemic should generate reflection on how to support scientific personnel in Colombia, especially mothers and caregivers. Strategies are required to identify interventions during and after the pandemic to respond equitably to unequal impacts between genders in academia and science in Colombia.Durante la pandemia de la COVID-19 a las tradicionales actividades científico-académicas, se sumaron en paralelo el cuidado de los hijos o de los familiares, mayor carga del trabajo doméstico, nuevos retos de educación virtual, incluso manejo de salud mental de colegas, estudiantes y asistentes de investigación. Aunque el virus SARS-CoV-2 no discrimina en género o raza en su contagio, varios estudios demuestran que la pandemia afecta de manera desproporcionada la productividad de la investigación hecha por las mujeres en la academia y ciencia, especialmente a las madres. Antes de la pandemia la perspectiva de género ya era un tema poco abordado en las políticas de ciencia, tecnología e innovación colombianas, por lo que es más que necesario discutir los desafíos que las mujeres científicas colombianas enfrentan como resultado de la pandemia en el país. A partir de la revisión crítica de la literatura disponible sobre los retos ampliados para las mujeres científicas debido a la pandemia, se presentan recomendaciones de posibles acciones y estrategias multisectoriales dirigidas a minimizar el impacto de la COVID-19 en las comunidades históricamente subrepresentadas en la academia y la ciencia en nuestro país. La evidencia ya existente sobre los efectos diferenciados de la pandemia debe generar reflexión sobre cómo apoyar al personal científico en Colombia, en especial a madres y cuidadores. Se requieren estrategias para identificar intervenciones durante y después de la pandemia que estén orientadas a responder equitativamente a los impactos desiguales entre géneros en la academia y la ciencia colombiana.SciELO PreprintsSciELO PreprintsSciELO Preprints2021-09-29info:eu-repo/semantics/preprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/preprint/view/300210.1590/SciELOPreprints.3002spahttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/article/view/3002/5345Copyright (c) 2021 Lina Caballero-Villalobos, Edna Matta-Camacho, Edna Pinzón, Gustavo Silva-Arias, Alba Ávilahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCaballero-Villalobos, LinaMatta-Camacho, EdnaPinzón, EdnaSilva-Arias, GustavoÁvila, Albareponame:SciELO Preprintsinstname:SciELOinstacron:SCI2021-09-27T09:33:32Zoai:ops.preprints.scielo.org:preprint/3002Servidor de preprintshttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scieloONGhttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/oaiscielo.submission@scielo.orgopendoar:2021-09-27T09:33:32SciELO Preprints - SciELOfalse |
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The differentiated effects of the burden of care during the COVID-19 crisis on women scientists: a reflection on the challenges and actions in Colombia: Inequalities in academia and science during COVID-19 in Colombia Los efectos diferenciados por la carga de cuidado durante la crisis de la COVID-19 en mujeres científicas: una reflexión sobre los desafíos y posibles acciones en Colombia: Desigualdades en academia y ciencia durante la COVID-19 en Colombia |
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The differentiated effects of the burden of care during the COVID-19 crisis on women scientists: a reflection on the challenges and actions in Colombia: Inequalities in academia and science during COVID-19 in Colombia |
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The differentiated effects of the burden of care during the COVID-19 crisis on women scientists: a reflection on the challenges and actions in Colombia: Inequalities in academia and science during COVID-19 in Colombia Caballero-Villalobos, Lina academic production equity gender gap women in science gender parity pandemic brechas de género equidad mujeres en la ciencia pandemia paridad de género productividad académica |
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The differentiated effects of the burden of care during the COVID-19 crisis on women scientists: a reflection on the challenges and actions in Colombia: Inequalities in academia and science during COVID-19 in Colombia |
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The differentiated effects of the burden of care during the COVID-19 crisis on women scientists: a reflection on the challenges and actions in Colombia: Inequalities in academia and science during COVID-19 in Colombia |
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The differentiated effects of the burden of care during the COVID-19 crisis on women scientists: a reflection on the challenges and actions in Colombia: Inequalities in academia and science during COVID-19 in Colombia |
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The differentiated effects of the burden of care during the COVID-19 crisis on women scientists: a reflection on the challenges and actions in Colombia: Inequalities in academia and science during COVID-19 in Colombia |
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The differentiated effects of the burden of care during the COVID-19 crisis on women scientists: a reflection on the challenges and actions in Colombia: Inequalities in academia and science during COVID-19 in Colombia |
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Caballero-Villalobos, Lina |
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Caballero-Villalobos, Lina Matta-Camacho, Edna Pinzón, Edna Silva-Arias, Gustavo Ávila, Alba |
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Matta-Camacho, Edna Pinzón, Edna Silva-Arias, Gustavo Ávila, Alba |
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Caballero-Villalobos, Lina Matta-Camacho, Edna Pinzón, Edna Silva-Arias, Gustavo Ávila, Alba |
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academic production equity gender gap women in science gender parity pandemic brechas de género equidad mujeres en la ciencia pandemia paridad de género productividad académica |
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academic production equity gender gap women in science gender parity pandemic brechas de género equidad mujeres en la ciencia pandemia paridad de género productividad académica |
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, on top of the traditional scientific-academic activities, now with everyone at home, the work was stretched to the care of children or relatives, administrative burdens at homes, new virtual educational challenges, and the mental health management of colleagues, students, and research assistants. Although the SARS-CoV-2 virus does not discriminate based on gender or race in its contagion, several studies have shown that the pandemic disproportionately has intensified the productivity gap for women scientists, academics, and professionals, especially mothers. Before the pandemic, the gender perspective was already a topic little addressed in Colombian science, technology, and innovation policies, so it is more than necessary to discuss the challenges that Colombian women scientists face due to the pandemic in the country. Based on the critical review of the available literature on the difficulties expanded for women scientists due to the pandemic, recommendations are presented for possible actions and multisectoral strategies to minimize the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in historically underrepresented communities in the academy and science in our country. The existing evidence on the differentiated effects of the pandemic should generate reflection on how to support scientific personnel in Colombia, especially mothers and caregivers. Strategies are required to identify interventions during and after the pandemic to respond equitably to unequal impacts between genders in academia and science in Colombia. |
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