Preventing a Secondary Epidemic of Lost Early Career Scientists: Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Women with Children.

We challenge academic institutions and funding agencies to carefully strategize their approach toward the management of consequences resulting from the pandemic to sustain their future competitiveness and impact. Feasible policies and strategies can be implemented those proposed herein provide actionable policies and procedures to create a safety net for all caregivers after the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly focusing on the needs of women early career investigators.