Childcare Options, Accommodations, Responsible Resources, Inclusion of Parents in Decision-making, Network Creation, and Data-driven Guidelines (CARING) at Infectious Disease Week (IDWeek): Parental Accommodations and Gender Equity

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Abstract

Despite increasing parity in the infectious disease (ID) workforce, gender inequity persists in our clinical specialty. Inadequate accommodations for young parents at national conferences like Infectious Disease Week (IDWeek) contribute to these inequities by disproportionately excluding young women from career advancement opportunities. We propose the Childcare Options, Accommodations, Responsible Resources, Inclusion of Parents in Decision-making, Network Creation, and Data-driven Guidelines (CARING) framework to improve equitable access to major academic conferences. The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2220-2224
Number of pages5
JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
Volume72
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 15 2021

Keywords

  • IDWeek
  • career advancement
  • gender equity
  • medical conferences
  • parental accommodations

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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