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 …

Restrictive gender norms and gender inequalities are replicated and reinforced in health
systems, contributing to gender inequalities in health. In this Series paper, we explore how …

Importance Women are less likely to be promoted and hold leadership positions in
academic medicine. How often academic articles are cited is a key measure of scholarly …

Prior work finds a diversity paradox: Diversity breeds innovation, yet underrepresented
groups that diversify organizations have less successful careers within them. Does the …

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

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is altering dynamics in academia, and
people juggling remote work and domestic demands–including childcare–have felt impacts …

Digital health, including the use of mobile health apps, telemedicine, and data analytics to
improve health systems, has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The social and …

From its earliest beginnings, the university was not designed for women, and certainly not for
women of color. Women of color in the United States are disproportionately under …

Success and impact metrics in science are based on a system that perpetuates sexist and
racist “rewards” by prioritizing citations and impact factors. These metrics are flawed and …

The productivity and performance of men is generally rated more highly than that of women
in controlled experiments, suggesting conscious or unconscious gender biases in …