Department of Biological Science, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA.
Department of Sociology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
Integr Comp Biol. 2020 Sep 1;60(3):549-558. doi: 10.1093/icb/icaa090.
The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) has made tremendous improvements to their annual meeting in an effort to promote inclusivity, diversity, and accessibility to all scientists. However, within academia as an institution overall, many scientists face personal challenges that directly compete with the rigorous culture considered a requirement for success as an academic. Among these challenges is balancing parenthood with academic responsibilities, such as conference attendance and productivity. Herein, we present a report of the survey administered to the members of SICB and from discussion held during the Parenting through Academia workshop at the 2020 annual meeting. We hope that this information brings to the Society an opportunity for open collegial discussion, mentorship, and community building, and sheds light on new strategies that could be undertaken to support not only parents, but SICB membership as a whole.
综合性与比较生物学学会（SICB）为其年会进行了重大改进，以努力促进所有科学家的包容性、多样性和可及性。然而，在整个学术界作为一个机构中，许多科学家面临着个人挑战，这些挑战直接与被认为是成功的学术要求的严格文化相竞争。这些挑战包括平衡为人父母的责任和学术责任，例如参加会议和提高生产力。在此，我们报告了对 SICB 成员进行的调查，并介绍了在 2020 年年会期间举办的学术型父母研讨会期间进行的讨论。我们希望这些信息为学会提供了一个开放的、同仁间的讨论、指导和社区建设的机会，并阐明了可以采取的新策略，不仅可以支持父母，还可以支持 SICB 全体会员。
