Supporting Family Caregivers in STEMM

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Committee on Policies and Practices for Supporting Caregivers Working in Science, Engineering, and Medicine

Supporting Family Caregivers in STEMM
Format
Paperback
Publisher
National Academies Press
Country
United States
Published
29 June 2024
Pages
222
ISBN
9780309713580

Supporting Family Caregivers in STEMM

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Committee on Policies and Practices for Supporting Caregivers Working in Science, Engineering, and Medicine

Family caregiving is not simply an outside obligation that has no bearing on the workings of academic science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) as it affects the lives of so many people working and studying in colleges and universities around the country. Caregiving responsibilities often clash with ingrained norms in academic STEMM environments, which demand that STEMM students and workers demonstrate immense devotion to their fields and are always available and visibly working.

Supporting Family Caregivers in STEMM describes the ways in which the labor and contributions of caregivers are often invisible and undervalued, with a specific focus on the academic STEMM ecosystem, including undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, resident physicians and other trainees, tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty, staff, and researchers. This report reviews policies and practices that support caregivers, locally and nationally, and describes best practices in policy implementation and design. Supporting Family Caregivers in STEMM also highlights innovative practices and offers actionable recommendations to higher education institutions, public and private funders, and the federal government.

Table of Contents

Front Matter Summary 1 Committee Task and Approach 2 Overview of Unpaid Family Caregiving 3 Caregiving Challenges and Implications for Equity in STEMM 4 Current Laws, Policies, and Practices to Support Family Caregivers 5 Barriers to Effective Policy Implementation 6 Best Practices for Colleges and Universities 7 Innovative Approaches to Career Flexibility 8 Recommendations and Conclusions References Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Commissioned Paper Authors Appendix B: Caregiver Interview Sample and Methodology Appendix C: Methodology for Selecting Causal Analyses of the Economic Impact of Caregiving Appendix D: Current Federal, State, and Local Policies to Support Family Caregivers

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