How women in academia are feeling the brunt of COVID-19
KEYMANTHRI MOODLEY, Director, The Centre for Medical Ethics & Law, Stellenbosch University AMANDA GOUWS, Professor of Political Science and SARChi Chair in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University THE COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent public health response of lockdown has brought into sharp relief the constraints faced by women across the board. We have been keeping a keen eye on the impact it’s having on women in academia – our field of work and research. What we’re observing, and what’s being backed up by research, is that women are facing additional constraints as a result of COVID-19. These range from the added…