New research explores how the COVID-19 pandemic affected scholarly productivity among academics, particularly women and parents. A survey of political scientists and international studies scholars captured initial reactions to disruptions like shelter-at-home orders and anticipated consequences.
Key Findings:
* Perceptions of negative pandemic impact on productivity are widespread across academia.
* Survey responses suggest the pandemic may worsen pre-existing gender and parent productivity gaps in these fields.
Why It Matters:
This study underscores how global crises can exacerbate structural inequalities, offering insights relevant to understanding academic labor dynamics within political science.
| The Great Equalizer? Gender, Parenting, and Scholarly Productivity During the Global Pandemic was authored by Marijke Breuning, Christina Fattore, Jennifer Ramos and Jamie Scalera. It was published by Cambridge in PS in 2021. |
