The Status of Women in STEM in Higher Education in the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Literature Review 2020-2022.

Autor: Blackburn, Heidi1 (AUTHOR) hblackbu@gmu.edu
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Zdroj: Science & Technology Libraries. 2023, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p180-200. 21p.
Abstrakt: This study seeks to answer the question: What effects did COVID-19 have on the status of women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in higher education in the United States? It presents a thematic review of the current literature regarding the social and professional impacts of the pandemic on this group from 2020 to 2022. The research briefly examines the challenges women in STEM faced pre-pandemic and then explores the repercussions of the pandemic to date. It reviews the literature published from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to present day. Recommendations for STEM librarians serving this population are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts