Opinion: In the wake of COVID-19, academia needs new solutions to ensure gender equity

aDepartment of Biology, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, MD 20686;

bDepartment of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409;

cDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, MD 20686;

dDepartment of Biology, National Center for Integrated Coastal Research, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816;

eDepartment of Geoscience, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849;

fDepartment of Chemistry, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251;

gDepartment of Educational Psychology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409;

hDepartment of Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409;

iDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409;

jObesity Research Institute, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409;

kDepartment of Sociology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405;

iDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409;

jObesity Research Institute, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409;

lDepartment of Psychological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409;

mDepartment of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409;

nSTEM Center for Outreach, Research, and Education, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409;

oDepartment of Geosciences–Atmospheric Science Group, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409;

pDepartment of Human Development & Family Studies, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409;

qDepartment of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907;

rSmithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, 0843-03092 Republic of Panama;

sDepartment of Biological Sciences, Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, PA 17745