Dr. Kazmerski and her team found that the Covid19 pandemic impacted men and women physicians differently. Women physician parents were more likely to report decreased academic productivity than men with children, often citing unreliable childcare.
![Gender differences in household responsibilities by parenting status. Overall, there was no significant difference in reported time spent on household responsibilities by gender (46.4% [104/224] women vs 37.8% [45/119] men reported increased household responsibilities, P = .14). When examining time spent on household responsibilities by parenting status, there was no significant difference between women and men without children (14.6% [18/123] vs 24.5% [13/53], P = .17). However, in physicians with children](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-01/FkmlxoBWQBM0lpI.jpg?itok=G_rTCcBz)
Gender, Parenting Status, and the Academic Productivity of Pediatricians During the COVID-19 Pandemic