Publication Date
2020
Abstract
Crisis can easily sideline institutional commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion, even as it exacerbates inequalities by gender, race, class, and other social locations. As members of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst ADVANCE-IT team, we were alert to the disparate impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on caregiving faculty, often women, and communities of color. We partnered with university leadership who, at the highest levels, recognized the importance of diversity, as well as the deeply engaged faculty union. Our immediate efforts have been to think creatively, adapt programming, create tools, and communicate clearly with our stakeholders to ensure that, over the long term, these disparate impacts do not lead to negative outcomes for STEM women regarding reappointment, tenure, and promotion, which would create a less diverse and inclusive university.
Journal or Book Title
ADVANCE Journal
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5399/osu/ADVJRNL.2.2.1
Volume
2
Special Issue
COVID-19 Special Issue
Issue
2
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Misra, Joya, Ethel Mickey, and Dessie Clark. 2020. Addressing and Documenting Pandemic Impacts. The ADVANCE Journal 2(2), 1-11.