Joint event: BISA and Chatham House - Covid, journals and the gender gap
This event is aimed at exploring the various impacts of COVID-19 on the gender gap in academic publishing. Various IR journals have been tracking submissions and have seen a troubling pattern since the end of March 2020 - submissions from women have declined, which exacerbates the gender gap that already existing in the field.
The webinar is hosted jointly by BISA (owners of Review of International Studies and the European Journal of International Security) and Chatham House (who own International Affairs). Both organisations have been paying close attention to the gender gap in recent years, and have been engaging in various initiatives to improve the submission and publication rates for women scholars. This work is essential to ensure parity between men and women, both in terms of career experience and career progression. Recognising that the negative effects of COVID on the gender gap in the discipline require action from a variety of people, the webinar brings together several Heads of IR Departments, editors of IR journals, and early and mid-career colleagues to explore the issues and formulate a plan of action.
Speakers:
- Richard Beardsworth (Leeds)
- Amanda Chisholm (KCL)
- Martin Coward (Manchester, RIS)
- Jasmine Gani (St Andrews)
- Tracey German (KCL)
- Kyle Grayson (Newcastle)
- Roberta Guerrina (Bristol)
- Toni Haastrup (Stirling, JCMS)
- Kim Hutchings (QMUL)
- Hannah Lambie-Mumford (Sheffield)
- Jason Ralph (EJIS)
- Julia Welland (Warwick)
Please note that registration will close two hours before the event is due to begin.