Perspectives – Academic career in ecology: Effect of gender, caregiving labor, and the working environment

Autores
Lomáscolo, Silvia Beatriz; Sandoval Salinas, María Leonor; Novillo, Agustina; Fontanarrosa, Gabriela; Núñez Montellano, María Gabriela; Piquer-Rodríguez, María; Alvarez, Marisa; Aschero, Valeria; Chillo, María Verónica; Fanjul, María Elisa; Martínez Gálvez, Fernanda; Pero, Edgardo J.I.; Rodríguez, Daniela; Schroeder, Natalia; Zarbá, Lucía
Año de publicación
2024
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
True meritocracy is only fair when a leveled playing field is guaranteed. Scientists with caregiving responsibilities, often women, carry a heavy burden of unpaid labour, and therefore suffer downfalls in performance. Centered on an online survey that circulated among Argentinean ecologists between March and June 2020, we explored some of the mechanisms that may be behind differential performance and perception of performance in scientific tasks between genders. Based on 437 responses, we found that caregiving relays more on women than men, and that women dedicate less uninterrupted time to paid work, and more to unpaid domestic labour, especially when working from home. Women seem to start their careers younger than, but promote to higher categories older than men. Women value their own work more poorly than men. Both female and male researchers seem to choose more male referents and advisers, especially among older generations. The interaction between family and work is perceived negatively by women in early career stages, yet women and men felt supported by their advisers with respect to family-related issues. After the COVID pandemic, home-office has become an acceptable work practice adopted in different work places. However, our results show that at least in some fields of science, this may be inequitably productive for men and women. Public policies must help relieve all scientists, but especially women, from heavy unpaid caregiving labour and facilitate leaving their home space to detach from tasks related to domestic issues during work hours. Greater peer recognition of women’s research should increase their participation as advisers and referents, and improve perception of their own work and those of other women. Public policies should aim at a fairer and more equitable working environment for women.
EEA Bariloche
Fil: Lomáscolo, Silvia B. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Lomáscolo, Silvia B. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Sandoval Salinas, María L. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigación en Luz, Ambiente y Visión; Argentina
Fil: Sandoval Salinas, María L. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Investigación en Luz, Ambiente y Visión; Argentina
Fil: Sandoval Salinas, María L. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad Argentina; Argentina
Fil: Novillo, Agustina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Novillo, Agustina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Fontanarrosa, Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Fontanarrosa, Gabriela. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Núñez Montellano, María Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Núñez Montellano, María Gabriela. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Piquer-Rodríguez, María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Piquer-Rodríguez, María. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Piquer-Rodríguez, María. Freie Universität Berlin. Institute of Geographical Sciences; Alemania
Fil: Piquer-Rodríguez, María. Freie Universität Berlin. Germany & Latinamerika-Institut; Alemania
Fil: Piquer-Rodríguez, María. Humboldt University. Germany & Geography Department; Alemania
Fil: Alvarez, Marisa. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán; Argentina
Fil: Alvarez, Marisa. Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero; Argentina
Fil: Aschero, Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto Argentino de Nivologia, Glaciologia y Ciencias Ambientales; Argentina
Fil: Aschero, Valeria. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Chillo, María Verónica. Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias de Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Chillo, María Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Fanjul, María Elisa. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Fundación Miguel Lillo. Instituto Vertebrados, Zoología; Argentina
Fil: Martínez Gálvez, Fernanda. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Instituto de Bio y Geociencias del NOA. Laboratorio de Ecología Aplicada a la Conservación; Argentina
Fil: Pero, Edgardo J.I. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Pero, Edgardo J.I. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Rodríguez, Daniela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Rodríguez, Daniela. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Rodríguez, Daniela. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Schroeder, Natalia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Schroeder, Natalia. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Schroeder, Natalia. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Zarbá, Lucía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Zarbá, Lucía. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fuente
Forest Ecology and Management 560 : 121801. (May 2024)
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Equidad de Género
Condiciones de Trabajo
Papel de la Mujer
Participación de la Mujer
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Ecology
Gender Equity
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Women's Participation
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spelling Perspectives – Academic career in ecology: Effect of gender, caregiving labor, and the working environmentLomáscolo, Silvia BeatrizSandoval Salinas, María LeonorNovillo, AgustinaFontanarrosa, GabrielaNúñez Montellano, María GabrielaPiquer-Rodríguez, MaríaAlvarez, MarisaAschero, ValeriaChillo, María VerónicaFanjul, María ElisaMartínez Gálvez, FernandaPero, Edgardo J.I.Rodríguez, DanielaSchroeder, NataliaZarbá, LucíaEcologíaEquidad de GéneroCondiciones de TrabajoPapel de la MujerParticipación de la MujerArgentinaEcologyGender EquityWorking ConditionsRole of WomenWomen's ParticipationTrue meritocracy is only fair when a leveled playing field is guaranteed. Scientists with caregiving responsibilities, often women, carry a heavy burden of unpaid labour, and therefore suffer downfalls in performance. Centered on an online survey that circulated among Argentinean ecologists between March and June 2020, we explored some of the mechanisms that may be behind differential performance and perception of performance in scientific tasks between genders. Based on 437 responses, we found that caregiving relays more on women than men, and that women dedicate less uninterrupted time to paid work, and more to unpaid domestic labour, especially when working from home. Women seem to start their careers younger than, but promote to higher categories older than men. Women value their own work more poorly than men. Both female and male researchers seem to choose more male referents and advisers, especially among older generations. The interaction between family and work is perceived negatively by women in early career stages, yet women and men felt supported by their advisers with respect to family-related issues. After the COVID pandemic, home-office has become an acceptable work practice adopted in different work places. However, our results show that at least in some fields of science, this may be inequitably productive for men and women. Public policies must help relieve all scientists, but especially women, from heavy unpaid caregiving labour and facilitate leaving their home space to detach from tasks related to domestic issues during work hours. Greater peer recognition of women’s research should increase their participation as advisers and referents, and improve perception of their own work and those of other women. Public policies should aim at a fairer and more equitable working environment for women.EEA BarilocheFil: Lomáscolo, Silvia B. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ecología Regional; ArgentinaFil: Lomáscolo, Silvia B. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; ArgentinaFil: Sandoval Salinas, María L. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Perspectives – Academic career in ecology: Effect of gender, caregiving labor, and the working environment
title Perspectives – Academic career in ecology: Effect of gender, caregiving labor, and the working environment
spellingShingle Perspectives – Academic career in ecology: Effect of gender, caregiving labor, and the working environment
Lomáscolo, Silvia Beatriz
Ecología
Equidad de Género
Condiciones de Trabajo
Papel de la Mujer
Participación de la Mujer
Argentina
Ecology
Gender Equity
Working Conditions
Role of Women
Women's Participation
title_short Perspectives – Academic career in ecology: Effect of gender, caregiving labor, and the working environment
title_full Perspectives – Academic career in ecology: Effect of gender, caregiving labor, and the working environment
title_fullStr Perspectives – Academic career in ecology: Effect of gender, caregiving labor, and the working environment
title_full_unstemmed Perspectives – Academic career in ecology: Effect of gender, caregiving labor, and the working environment
title_sort Perspectives – Academic career in ecology: Effect of gender, caregiving labor, and the working environment
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lomáscolo, Silvia Beatriz
Sandoval Salinas, María Leonor
Novillo, Agustina
Fontanarrosa, Gabriela
Núñez Montellano, María Gabriela
Piquer-Rodríguez, María
Alvarez, Marisa
Aschero, Valeria
Chillo, María Verónica
Fanjul, María Elisa
Martínez Gálvez, Fernanda
Pero, Edgardo J.I.
Rodríguez, Daniela
Schroeder, Natalia
Zarbá, Lucía
author Lomáscolo, Silvia Beatriz
author_facet Lomáscolo, Silvia Beatriz
Sandoval Salinas, María Leonor
Novillo, Agustina
Fontanarrosa, Gabriela
Núñez Montellano, María Gabriela
Piquer-Rodríguez, María
Alvarez, Marisa
Aschero, Valeria
Chillo, María Verónica
Fanjul, María Elisa
Martínez Gálvez, Fernanda
Pero, Edgardo J.I.
Rodríguez, Daniela
Schroeder, Natalia
Zarbá, Lucía
author_role author
author2 Sandoval Salinas, María Leonor
Novillo, Agustina
Fontanarrosa, Gabriela
Núñez Montellano, María Gabriela
Piquer-Rodríguez, María
Alvarez, Marisa
Aschero, Valeria
Chillo, María Verónica
Fanjul, María Elisa
Martínez Gálvez, Fernanda
Pero, Edgardo J.I.
Rodríguez, Daniela
Schroeder, Natalia
Zarbá, Lucía
author2_role author
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author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ecología
Equidad de Género
Condiciones de Trabajo
Papel de la Mujer
Participación de la Mujer
Argentina
Ecology
Gender Equity
Working Conditions
Role of Women
Women's Participation
topic Ecología
Equidad de Género
Condiciones de Trabajo
Papel de la Mujer
Participación de la Mujer
Argentina
Ecology
Gender Equity
Working Conditions
Role of Women
Women's Participation
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv True meritocracy is only fair when a leveled playing field is guaranteed. Scientists with caregiving responsibilities, often women, carry a heavy burden of unpaid labour, and therefore suffer downfalls in performance. Centered on an online survey that circulated among Argentinean ecologists between March and June 2020, we explored some of the mechanisms that may be behind differential performance and perception of performance in scientific tasks between genders. Based on 437 responses, we found that caregiving relays more on women than men, and that women dedicate less uninterrupted time to paid work, and more to unpaid domestic labour, especially when working from home. Women seem to start their careers younger than, but promote to higher categories older than men. Women value their own work more poorly than men. Both female and male researchers seem to choose more male referents and advisers, especially among older generations. The interaction between family and work is perceived negatively by women in early career stages, yet women and men felt supported by their advisers with respect to family-related issues. After the COVID pandemic, home-office has become an acceptable work practice adopted in different work places. However, our results show that at least in some fields of science, this may be inequitably productive for men and women. Public policies must help relieve all scientists, but especially women, from heavy unpaid caregiving labour and facilitate leaving their home space to detach from tasks related to domestic issues during work hours. Greater peer recognition of women’s research should increase their participation as advisers and referents, and improve perception of their own work and those of other women. Public policies should aim at a fairer and more equitable working environment for women.
EEA Bariloche
Fil: Lomáscolo, Silvia B. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Lomáscolo, Silvia B. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Sandoval Salinas, María L. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigación en Luz, Ambiente y Visión; Argentina
Fil: Sandoval Salinas, María L. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Investigación en Luz, Ambiente y Visión; Argentina
Fil: Sandoval Salinas, María L. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad Argentina; Argentina
Fil: Novillo, Agustina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Novillo, Agustina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Fontanarrosa, Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Fontanarrosa, Gabriela. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Núñez Montellano, María Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Núñez Montellano, María Gabriela. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Piquer-Rodríguez, María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Piquer-Rodríguez, María. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Piquer-Rodríguez, María. Freie Universität Berlin. Institute of Geographical Sciences; Alemania
Fil: Piquer-Rodríguez, María. Freie Universität Berlin. Germany & Latinamerika-Institut; Alemania
Fil: Piquer-Rodríguez, María. Humboldt University. Germany & Geography Department; Alemania
Fil: Alvarez, Marisa. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán; Argentina
Fil: Alvarez, Marisa. Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero; Argentina
Fil: Aschero, Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto Argentino de Nivologia, Glaciologia y Ciencias Ambientales; Argentina
Fil: Aschero, Valeria. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Chillo, María Verónica. Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias de Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Chillo, María Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Fanjul, María Elisa. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Fundación Miguel Lillo. Instituto Vertebrados, Zoología; Argentina
Fil: Martínez Gálvez, Fernanda. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Instituto de Bio y Geociencias del NOA. Laboratorio de Ecología Aplicada a la Conservación; Argentina
Fil: Pero, Edgardo J.I. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Pero, Edgardo J.I. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Rodríguez, Daniela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Rodríguez, Daniela. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Rodríguez, Daniela. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Schroeder, Natalia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Schroeder, Natalia. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Schroeder, Natalia. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Zarbá, Lucía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Zarbá, Lucía. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
description True meritocracy is only fair when a leveled playing field is guaranteed. Scientists with caregiving responsibilities, often women, carry a heavy burden of unpaid labour, and therefore suffer downfalls in performance. Centered on an online survey that circulated among Argentinean ecologists between March and June 2020, we explored some of the mechanisms that may be behind differential performance and perception of performance in scientific tasks between genders. Based on 437 responses, we found that caregiving relays more on women than men, and that women dedicate less uninterrupted time to paid work, and more to unpaid domestic labour, especially when working from home. Women seem to start their careers younger than, but promote to higher categories older than men. Women value their own work more poorly than men. Both female and male researchers seem to choose more male referents and advisers, especially among older generations. The interaction between family and work is perceived negatively by women in early career stages, yet women and men felt supported by their advisers with respect to family-related issues. After the COVID pandemic, home-office has become an acceptable work practice adopted in different work places. However, our results show that at least in some fields of science, this may be inequitably productive for men and women. Public policies must help relieve all scientists, but especially women, from heavy unpaid caregiving labour and facilitate leaving their home space to detach from tasks related to domestic issues during work hours. Greater peer recognition of women’s research should increase their participation as advisers and referents, and improve perception of their own work and those of other women. Public policies should aim at a fairer and more equitable working environment for women.
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