The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will host an event designed to highlight, discuss, explore, and expand our understanding of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the professional and personal lives of women throughout the research workforce. Building on the National Academies consensus study report titled The Impact of COVID-19 on the Careers of Women in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (released on March 9, 2021), the agenda will feature:

• Opening remarks by Dr. Marcia McNutt, President of the National Academy of Sciences
• An overview presentation of the Promising Practices for Addressing the Underrepresentation of Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine: Opening Doors (2020) report and the report on women and COVID-19
• A reflection and perspective panel of researchers, funders, and other stakeholders, including:
  • Dr. Marie Bernard, Acting Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity at the National Institutes of Health and Deputy Director of the National Institute on Aging
  • Dr. Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Professor in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA
  • Dr. Diana Gray, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
  • Dr. Alec Gallimore, Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering at the University of Michigan

*Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.