Women in PhD programs reported more distress and disruptions than male counterparts early in the pandemic
Doctoral work, by its nature a journey into uncharted territory, can be an uphill, lonesome slog at the best of times.聽Throw in a global pandemic鈥檚 uncertainty and isolating lockdowns 鈥� including no access to labs, libraries or even fieldwork 鈥� and it is little wonder that doctoral students were sending out distress signals.聽Recently, a team of Quebec researchers conducted an exploratory study聽on the effects the pandemic had on doctoral students. They discovered distress was much higher among female doctoral students, who also reported higher rates of disruption in their research progress. Due to these findings, the researchers recommend that universities reconsider the equal division of resources among PhD students during crises.
Dr. Nathan Hall (平特五不中 Educational and Counselling Psychology) is a co-author of the study that surveyed more than 700 PhD students. Read the full story, published in .
