For a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we learn, work, and interact while also causing many to experience job loss, economic hardship, and wellness challenges. From college students learning at home, to struggling to maintain mental wellbeing, to mother’s working remotely while attempting to serve as teachers to their children, studies have shown that the stressors caused by the pandemic have increased the gender inequality gap in a variety of ways.

In recognition of Women’s History Month, and one year since the pandemic began, there is no better time than now to discuss the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women. This live conversation will bring together U-M experts and community members for an authentic and engaging dialogue on the myriad ways the pandemic has impacted women and what can be done to address these issues.

Join via Zoom: myumi.ch/jx9E3
Watch Live: YouTube.com/UM
Submit a question for the panel: myumi.ch/Bobz7

Moderator:
Betsey Stevenson, PhD
Professor of Public Policy and Professor and Economics
Ford School of Public Policy, the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Panelists:
Reshma Jagsi, MD
Deputy Chair of Radiation Oncology, Newman Family Professor of Radiation Oncology, Director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences
Michigan Medicine

Shawna Lee, PhD
Associate Professor of Social Work, Faculty Associate of Research Center Group Dynamics
School of Social Work, Institute for Social Research

Tabbye Chavous, PhD
Associate Vice President for Research, Director of the National Center for Institutional Diversity, Professor of Education and Psychology
School of Education, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Sarah Peitzmeier, PhD
Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences
School of Nursing