The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted progress toward gender equity in medicine that may resonate for years to come, according to experts.
One area of widening gender inequity is research publications. A new study showed that women submitted fewer research manuscripts to Annals of Family Medicine during the pandemic than men, despite an overall increase in volume of submissions.
“During COVID-19, when many had to shift from in-person to remote work, women were taking on a lot at home; I wasn’t surprised that they were submitting at a lower rate than their (Read more...)