Documenting the impact of the COVID shutdowns during 2020-21 on the productivity and well-being of students and faculty in higher education is critical to responsive efforts toward recovery. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released a report, Impact of COVID-19 on the Careers of Women in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, documenting the ways COVID disruptions impacted the careers of women in STEMM. In this brief video based on the report, STEMM women give voice to these impacts. The video resonates with the experiences of many STEMM women and offers insight into the intensity of women’s challenges during COVID and the need for change in the culture of academe itself. Michigan Tech is exploring several measures to provide faculty opportunities to report these impacts on their work including spaces for narratives in Digital Measures, COVID guidelines for Tenure, Promotion, and Reappointment (TPR) committees and reviewers, and adjustments to workloads, tenure clocks, and service expectations. We encourage all to participate in discussions on these measures.
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